CATHODIC CLEAVAGE OF SULFONES: FORMATION OF PHENOLATES FROM STRONGLY ACTIVATED ARYL SULFONES

摘要

l,4-Bis(alkylsulfonyl)benzenes (1) have been shown to undergo an unexpected electroreductive cleavage process that leads to two main products―alkyl monosulfones (2) and phenolates (3). To explain these findings, we propose a mechanism based on the reversible reaction of strongly electrophilic aryl radicals with alkylsulfinate ions.