European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2018-02-19

Cover Feature: Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Diaryl Sulfones from Aryl Halides and Sodium Sulfinates (Eur. J. Org. Chem. /2018)

Nai-Wei Liu, Shuai Liang, Natalie Margraf, Saad Shaaban, Vanessa Luciano, Marcella Drost, Georg Manolikakes

Index: 10.1002/ejoc.201800174

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Abstract

The Cover Feature shows the first nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of sodium sulfinates with aryl bromides. This method enables a straightforward synthesis of diarylsulfones with high functional group compatibility. The active nickel-catalyst is generated in situ from the nickel(II) precursor NiBr2, an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, and triethylsilane as reducing agent. More information can be found in the Communication by G. Manolikakes et al.