2015 年 73 巻 10 号 p. 987-994
A copper-catalyzed sulfonylation of alkenes or alkynes was performed using sodium sulfinates under oxidative conditions. These reactions afforded numerous alkenyl sulfones stereoselectively. For instance, the reaction using alkenes efficiently gave (E)-alkenyl sulfones in the presence of potassium iodide. The sulfonylation of alkynes produced (E)-alkenyl sulfones or (E)-β-haloalkenyl sulfones in good yields. Furthermore, a palladium-catalyzed arylation of terminal alkenes with sodium sulfinates could synthesize (E)-alkenes via the desulfonylation in air.