Abstract: Pure a-nitro sulfones (I) are readily obtained in 85-95 yields by treating a-iodo nitroparaffins with the salts of sulfinic acids. Inasmuch as the requisite a-iodonitro compounds are rapidly and quantitatively prepared from nitroparaffins, the overall result is a facile synthesis of a-nitro sulfones. When a-bromo nitroparaffins, a-chloro nitroparaffins, and a, a-dinitro compounds react with sulfinate salts, a-nitro sulfones (I) are again produced. ...
