A manipulatively simple and rapid procedure for the synthesis of diaryl sulfones from arylsulfonyl chlorides with aromatic compounds is described; the reaction is conducted under Friedel-Crafts conditions in the absence of solvent using ZrO2/S2O82-as catalyst in 78-93% yields.
![Benzene,1-ethyl-4-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]- Structure](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/407/5184-66-7.png)
