Copper-free Sandmeyer-type Reaction for the Synthesis of Sulfonyl Fluorides

Org Lett. 2020 Apr 17;22(8):3072-3078. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00823. Epub 2020 Mar 31.

Abstract

A copper-free Sandmeyer-type fluorosulfonylation reaction is reported. Utilizing Na2S2O5 and Selectfluor as the sulfur dioxide and fluorine sources, respectively, aryldiazonium salts were transformed into sulfonyl fluorides. The one-pot direct synthesis of sulfonyl fluorides from aromatic amines was also realized via in situ diazotization. The practicality of this method was demonstrated by the broad functional group tolerance, gram-scale synthesis, and late-stage fluorosulfonylation of natural products and pharmaceuticals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't