Organic reactions in ionic liquids: A new method for the synthesis of alkyl aryl sulfones by alkylation of sodium arenesulfinates with unactivated alkyl chlorides

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 4031-4035

  Hu, Yi ^a,b   Chen, Zhen Chu ^a,b   Le, Zhang Gao ^a   Zheng, Qin Guo ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Alkylchlorides; Arenesulfinates; Ionic liquids; Sulfones

Indexed keywords

1 BUTYL 3 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE; CHLORIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IONIC LIQUID; SODIUM SULFINATE DERIVATIVE; SULFINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; LIQUID; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 7644238620     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-200034831     Document Type: Article

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