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Cover Feature: Direct Metal‐ and Reagent‐Free Sulfonylation of Phenols with Sodium Sulfinates by Electrosynthesis (Chem. Eur. J. 28/2019)
Author(s) -
Nikl Joachim,
Lips Sebastian,
Schollmeyer Dieter,
Franke Robert,
Waldvogel Siegfried R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201901433
Subject(s) - electrosynthesis , reagent , phenols , electrolyte , chemistry , sodium , coupling (piping) , substrate (aquarium) , inorganic chemistry , materials science , electrochemistry , organic chemistry , electrode , metallurgy , oceanography , geology
Driven by electricity , a powerful and sustainable synthesis of sulfones is possible. This work reports on a direct reagent‐ and metal‐free coupling of phenols with sulfinates using electrosynthesis. This conversion is characterized by its high atomic economy and its simple implementation. The use of sulfinates as a coupling substrate and supporting electrolyte is remarkable, making the usage of additional supporting electrolyte superfluous. More information can be found in the Communication by S. R. Waldvogel et al. on page 6891.