13189-19-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Pd/NHC-catalyzed arylsulfonylation of boronic acids: A general and direct protocol to access diarylsulfones
Zhu, Haibo,Yang, Liu,Meng, Jia,Xie, Zongbo,Le, Zhang-Gao,Tu, Tao
supporting information, (2020/12/29)
For the first time, robust NHC-Pd complexes have been demonstrated as highly efficient catalysts in the direct arylsulfonylation of boronic acids. Remarkably, a broad number of diaryliodonium salts as powerful electrophilic arylation reagents are well compatible to form functional ortho-substituted diarylsulfones in satisfactory yields. Owing to the stronger σ-donor and weaker π-acceptor properties, the acenaphthoimidazolylidene ligands exhibit higher catalytic activities towards this challenging one-step arylsulfonylation reaction.
Selective Synthesis of ortho-Substituted Diarylsulfones by Using NHC-Au Catalysts under Mild Conditions
Zhu, Haibo,Shen, Yajing,Wen, Daheng,Le, Zhang-Gao,Tu, Tao
supporting information, p. 974 - 979 (2019/02/14)
A single-step gold(I)-catalyzed chemoselective protocol to access ortho-substituted diarylsulfones has been established. Acenaphthoimidazolylidene gold complexes are effective catalysts for the arylsulfonylation of boronic acids by potassium metabisulfite (K2S2O5) and diaryliodonium salts to access (poly-)ortho-substituted diarylsulfones even in gram scale. Unlike the transition metal-catalyzed two-component coupling systems, the sterically hindered aryl groups in diaryliodonium salts are preferentially transferred over less bulky ones to form synthetically difficult targets, including those of pharmaceutical importance.
