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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Highly efficient and selective aqueous aerobic oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides or sulfones catalyzed by tungstate-functionalized nanomaterial

A Br?nsted acidic ionic solid comrising tungstate-functionaized polyorganosiloxane framework (PMO-IL-WO42?) efficiently catalysed aerobic oxidation of sulfides in aqueous medium. The catalyst can selectively produce sulfoxides or sulfones by running the reaction at room temperature or 50 °C, respectively. Because of the ionic liquid-based charged surface containing hydrophobic organic functional groups and hydrophilic sulfonic acid group, the synergestic hydrophobic/hydrophilic and redox effect of PMO-IL-WO42- as water-friendly interfacial nanocatalyst simplifies and enhances the activity and selectivity toward the target sulfoxides or sulfones in water. Moreover, the PMO-IL-WO42- nanocatalyst exhibited outstanding stability and activity and can be recycled eight reaction runs without any significant activity and selectivity loss.

Multicomponent Reductive Cross-Coupling of an Inorganic Sulfur Dioxide Surrogate: Straightforward Construction of Diversely Functionalized Sulfones

Conventionally, sulfones are prepared by oxidation of sulfides with strong oxidants. Now, a multicomponent reductive cross-coupling involving an inorganic salt (sodium metabisulfite) for the straightforward construction of sulfones is disclosed. Both intramolecular and intermolecular reductive cross-couplings were comprehensively explored, and diverse sulfones were accessible from the corresponding alkyl and aryl halides. Intramolecular cyclic sulfones were systematically obtained from five- to twelve-membered rings. Naturally occurring aliphatic systems, such as steroids, saccharides, and amino acids, were highly compatible with the SO2-insertion reductive cross-coupling. Four clinically applied drug molecules, which include multiple heteroatoms and functional groups with active hydrogens, were successfully prepared via a late-stage SO2 insertion. Mechanistic studies show that alkyl radicals and sulfonyl radicals were both involved as intermediates in this transformation.

Aryl alkyl sulfone compound and reducing coupling method for constructing sulfone compounds

The invention discloses an aryl alkyl sulfone compound shown as a formula (1) and a synthetic method thereof. The aryl alkyl sulfone compound is prepared by taking an aromatic iodide, an inorganic sulfur reagent and an alkyl bromide as reaction raw materials to carry out reacting in a solvent under action of alkali, a catalyst, a ligand, a reducing agent and an additive. According to the invention, an inorganic sulfur reagent is used as a sulfur source to construct the aryl alkyl sulfone compound in one step under catalysis and reduction conditions, so that the defect in synthesizing the arylalkyl sulfone compound by conventional oxidation of thioether is avoided. The aryl alkyl sulfone compound developed by the invention can be used for synthesizing aryl alkyl sulfone medicines.

Acenaphthoimidazolylidene Gold Complex-Catalyzed Alkylsulfonylation of Boronic Acids by Potassium Metabisulfite and Alkyl Halides: A Direct and Robust Protocol to Access Sulfones

A robust acenaphthoimidazolylidene gold complex is demonstrated as a highly efficient catalyst in the direct alkylsulfonylation of boronic acids. Remarkably, a wide range of highly reactive and unreactive C-electrophiles were well-tolerated to produce various (hetero)aryl-alkyl, aryl-alkenyl, and alkenyl-alkyl sulfones in satisfactory yields with 5 mol % catalyst loading. Along with the steric properties of NHC ligands, the high catalytic activity of this gold complex suggests that the strong σ-donation of acenaphthoimidazolylidene also played a role in promoting this challenging redox-neutral catalytic process.

DABSO-based, three-component, one-pot sulfone synthesis

The addition of Grignard reagents or organolithium reagents to the SO 2-surrogate DABSO generates a diverse set of metal sulfinates, suitable for direct conversion to sulfone products. The metal sulfinates can be trapped in situ with a wide range of C-electrophiles, including alkyl, allyl, and benzyl halides, epoxides, and (hetero)aryliodoniums.