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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Chloroaluminate Ionic Liquid Immobilized on Magnetic Nanoparticles as a Heterogeneous Lewis Acidic Catalyst for the Friedel–Crafts Sulfonylation of Aromatic Compounds

Chloroaluminate ionic liquid bound on magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3 O4 @O2 Si[PrMIM]Cl·AlCl3) was prepared and used as a heterogenous Lewis acidic catalyst for the Friedel–Crafts sulfonylation of aromatic compounds with sulfonyl chlorides or p-toluenesulfonic anhydride. The catalyst’s stability, efficiency, easy recovery, and high recyclability without considerable loss of catalytic capability after four recycles were evidence of its advantages. Furthermore, the stoichiometry, wide substrate scope, short reaction time, high yield of sulfones, and solvent-free reaction condition also made this procedure practical, ecofriendly, and economical.

Copper catalyzed synthesis of unsymmetrical diaryl sulfones from an arenediazonium salt and sodium p-toluenesulfinate

Aryl sulfones have been for the first time synthesized by the reaction of sodium p-toluenesulfinate and arenediazonium salts using a CuI catalyzed homogeneous system. The developed protocol is a simple and efficient new route for the synthesis of diaryl sulfones with excellent product yields. The mild reaction conditions tolerate a range of functional groups. The best results were obtained with CuI, N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine, TBAI and K2CO3 in dimethyl sulfoxide at 100°C under an inert atmosphere.

The synthesis of diarylsulfones with simple arenes and K2S2O8 through double C-S bond formation

An unprecedented double C-S bond formation method has been developed to prepare both symmetric and unsymmetric diarylsulfones with simple arenes in a single step. This represents the first example that K2S2O8 can be employed as a highly effective sulfonating agent to synthesize diarylsulfones. The reaction demonstrates excellent reactivity, good functional group tolerance and high yields.

Sulfonylation of aromatic compounds with methyl p-toluenesulfonate as a sulfonylating precursor

We have developed Friedel-Crafts (FC) sulfonylation of aromatic compounds with methyl p-toluenesulfonate as a sulfonylating precursor. In this procedure, methyl p-toluenesulfonate was treated and activated with pyridine to produce N-methylpyridinium p-toluenesulfonate as a sulfonylation reagent. Reactivity of this salt for the sulfonylation of mesitylene was investigated in the presence of three different promoters, such as triflic anhydride, dimethylsulfide ditriflate, and triphenylphosphine ditriflate (TPPD). All of the promoters show chemoselectivity and among them, TPPD presents a chemoselectivity in FC sulfonylation. Iranian Chemical Society 2012.

Sulfonylation of aromatic compounds with sulfonic acids using silica gel-supported AlCl3 as a heterogeneous Lewis acid catalyst

Silica gel-supported aluminum chloride (SiO2-AlCl3) has been shown to be a mild, efficient, and chemoselective heterogeneous Lewis acid catalyst for direct conversion of arenes to sulfones using sulfonic acids as sulfonylating agents. The catalyst can be prepared easily with cheap starting materials and is stable (as a bench-top catalyst) and reusable.

Polystyrene supported Al(OTf)3: A stable, efficient, selective, and reusable catalyst for sulfonylation of arenes with sulfonic acids

Cross-linked polystyrene supported aluminium triflate (Ps-Al(OTf) 3) was found to be an efficient and chemoselective heterogeneous Lewis acid catalyst for the direct conversion of arenes to sulfones using sulfonic acids as sulfonylating agents. The solid acid catalyst is stable (as a bench top catalyst) and can be easily recovered and reused without appreciable change in its efficiency.

Sulfonylation of arenes with sulfonamides

In the presence of triflic anhydride, sulfonylation of arenes with sulfonamides proceeded smoothly in Cl2CHCHCl2 at 80-140 °C, which gave rise to the desired products in good to excellent yields.

Rapid and mild sulfonylation of aromatic compounds with sulfonic acids via mixed anhydrides using Tf2O

An efficient and direct sulfonylation of aromatic compounds with sulfonic acids is described via mixed anhydrides in short reaction times using Tf2O in nitromethane at room temperature.

Graphite/methanesulfonic acid (GMA) as a new reagent for sulfonylation of phenols and thia-Fries rearrangement of aryl sulfonates to sulfonylphenols

A new facile method for direct sulfonylation of phenols was developed. Graphite in methanesulfonic acid (GMA) was used to prepare sulfonylphenols by sulfonylation of phenol and naphthalene derivatives with p-toluenesulfonic acid (=4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid) (Table 1) and the thia-Fries rearrangement of aryl sulfonates (Table 4). Mechanistic studies showed that the sulfonylation reaction of phenols in GMA occurred through an initial sulfonate formation followed by a thia-Fries rearrangement of the aryl sulfonate by an intermolecular mechanism (Scheme 3).

Direct sulfonylation of aromatic rings with aryl or alkyl sulfonic acid using supported P2O5/Al2O3

Direct sulfonylation of aromatic rings with aryl or alkyl sulfonic acid supported P2O5/Al2O3 (w/w 50%) under heterogeneous conditions in short reaction time and high yields. Copyright Taylor & Francis Inc.