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AN EFFICIENT NEW METHOD FOR THE DESULFONYLATION OF β-KETO PHENYLSULFONES
Smith, Amos B.,Hale, Karl J.,McCauley, John P.
, p. 5579 - 5582 (1989)
β-Keto phenylsulfones can be readily desulfonylated with excess tri-n-butylstannane and AIBN, when heated at reflux in toluene, to provide the corresponding ketones in good-to-excellent yields.The reaction proceeds under neutral conditions and is compatible with a wide variety of functionalities.
