The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Rearrangements of Aryl Sulfones. IV. Substituted Phenyl Mesityl Sulfones1

WE TRUCE, MM GUY

Index: Truce,W.E.; Guy,M.M. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1961 , vol. 26, p. 4331 - 4336

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Citation Number: 11

Abstract

Six new substituted phenyl mesityl sulfones have been synthesized. Treatment of these sulfones with n-butyllithium re-sults in their rearrangement to the corresponding 2- (substituted benzyl)-4, 6-dimethylbenzenesulfinic acids when the substituent on the phenyl ring is m-chloro, p-chloro, m-methoxy, gmethoxy, p-trifluoromethyl, and 3, 4, 5-trimethyl. Only a trace of acid was isolated when the substituent was m-trifluoromethyl.