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Benzothiophene S-Oxides and Related Compounds from the Reactions of Arylalkynes and Antimony Pentafluoride in Sulfur Dioxide
Fan, Ru-Lin,Dickstein, Jerome I.,Miller, Sidney I.
, p. 2466 - 2469 (1982)
When treated with antimony pentafluoride and benzene in liquid sulfur dioxide, certain alkynes yield 2-X-3-phenylbenzothiophene S-oxides (X = Ph, Cl, Br) or 1,1-diphenyl-2-X-vinylsulfinic acids (X = H, Br).Though limited, this is a facile route to both types of compounds.
