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Synthesis of Allylic Sulfoxides from Alkenes by EtAlCl2-Catalyzed Ene Reaction with p-Toluenesulfinyl Chloride
Snider, Barry B.
, p. 3155 - 3156 (1981)
Ethylaluminum dichloride (EtAlCl2) catalyzes the ene reaction of alkenes with arylsulfinyl chlorides to give allylic sulfoxides since EtAlCl2 acts as a proton scavenger as well as a Lewis acid, reacting with the hydrogen chloride produced in the reaction to give aluminum trichloride and ethane.
