Tetrahedron Letters

Sulfonylamidation of alkylbenzenes at benzylic position with p-toluenesulfonamide and 1, 3-diiodo-5, 5-dimethylhydantoin

H Baba, H Togo

Index: Baba, Haruka; Togo, Hideo Tetrahedron Letters, 2010 , vol. 51, # 15 p. 2063 - 2066

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Abstract

Treatment of alkylbenzenes with p-toluenesulfonamide and 1, 3-diiodo-5, 5- dimethylhydantoin (DIH) in a small amount of carbon tetrachloride at 60° C gave the corresponding α-p-toluenesulfonylamido) alkylbenzenes in good to moderate yields. The present reaction is a simple method for the α-sulfonylamidation of the benzylic position in alkylbenzenes.