Direct sulfonylation of anilines mediated by visible lightElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c7sc03891g

• Main Authors: Johnson, Tarn C, Elbert, Bryony L, Farley, Alistair J. M, Gorman, Timothy W, Genicot, Christophe, Lallemand, Bénédicte, Pasau, Patrick, Flasz, Jakub, Castro, José L, MacCoss, Malcolm, Dixon, Darren J, Paton, Robert S, Schofield, Christopher J, Smith, Martin D, Willis, Michael C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 17.01.2018

Sulfones feature prominently in biologically active molecules and are key functional groups for organic synthesis. We report a mild, photoredox-catalyzed reaction for sulfonylation of aniline derivatives with sulfinate salts, and demonstrate the utility of the method by the late-stage functionalizat...