A Facile Reduction of Sulfones to Sulfides

Diisobutylaluminum hydride is shown to be an effective reagent for the reduction of sulfones to sulfides. Yields as high as 70% are obtained in this normally difficult reduction. A technique for the easy isolation from the reaction mixture of volatile sulfides is described.

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Published in	Canadian journal of chemistry Vol. 51; no. 9; pp. 1419 - 1421
Main Authors	Gardner, J. N, Kaiser, S, Krubiner, A, Lucas, H
Format	Journal Article
Language	English
Published	Ottawa, Canada NRC Research Press 01.05.1973
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Summary:	Diisobutylaluminum hydride is shown to be an effective reagent for the reduction of sulfones to sulfides. Yields as high as 70% are obtained in this normally difficult reduction. A technique for the easy isolation from the reaction mixture of volatile sulfides is described.
ISSN:	0008-4042 1480-3291
DOI:	10.1139/v73-213