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Mild preparation of alkenes from phenyl sulfides: One-pot elimination of phenylthio group via sulfilimine at ambient temperature

J Matsuo, T Kozai, H Ishibashi

Index: Matsuo, Jun-Ichi; Kozai, Takaaki; Ishibashi, Hiroyuki Organic Letters, 2006 , vol. 8, # 26 p. 6095 - 6098

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Citation Number: 16

Abstract

Various alkenes were prepared from phenyl sulfides in a one-pot manner at room temperature by converting them to the corresponding S-aminosulfonium salts with O- mesitylenesulfonylhydroxylamine, followed by treatment with potassium carbonate. Alkenes were formed by cis-elimination of in situ generated phenyl sulfilimines.