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Switching of Sulfonylation Selectivity by Nature of Solvent and Temperature: The Reaction of β-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Sodium Sulfinates under the Action of Iron-Based Oxidants
Mulina, Olga M.,Pirgach, Dmitry A.,Nikishin, Gennady I.,Terent'ev, Alexander O.
, p. 4179 - 4188 (2019)
Selectivity of sulfonylation of β-keto esters with sodium sulfinates under the action of iron(III) salts as oxidants can be regulated by the type of solvent used and the reaction temperature. α-Sulfonyl β-keto esters are obtained when the process is conducted in THF/H2O solution at 40 °C. The change of the solvent to iPrOH/H2O and refluxing of a reaction mixture provides α-sulfonyl esters – the products of successive sulfonylation-deacylation. When β-diketones are applied as starting materials, only α-sulfonyl ketones are formed. The reaction pathway includes sulfonylation of dicabonyl compounds under the action of Fe(III) to form α-sulfonylated dicarbonyl compounds, which are then attacked by a solvent as the nucleophile, resulting in the products of successive sulfonylation-deacylation. Participation of the solvent in the reaction pathway determines the products structure.
