Practical Electro-Oxidative Sulfonylation of Phenols with Sodium Arenesulfinates Generating Arylsulfonate Esters

J Org Chem. 2021 Nov 19;86(22):15914-15926. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00260. Epub 2021 Apr 1.

Abstract

A practical and sustainable synthesis of arylsulfonate esters has been developed through electro-oxidation. This reaction employed the stable and readily available phenols and sodium arenesulfinates as the starting materials and took place under mild reaction conditions without additional oxidants. A wide range of arylsulfonate esters including those bearing functional groups were produced in good to excellent yields. This reaction could also be conducted at a gram scale without a decrease of reaction efficiency. Those results well demonstrated the potential synthetic value of this reaction in organic synthesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arylsulfonates
  • Catalysis
  • Esters*
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Phenols*
  • Sodium

Substances

  • Arylsulfonates
  • Esters
  • Phenols
  • Sodium