1996 年 54 巻 6 号 p. 481-489
The ligand exchange reaction of sulfoxides with alkylmetals has been known over 40 years. However, this reaction has scarcely been received attention by chemists. This review deals with the chemistry of ligand exchange reaction of sulfoxides comprehensively and also describes recent new synthetic methods via the ligand exchange reaction. The topics in this review are as follows; 1) the discovery of the ligand exchange reaction of sulfoxides, 2) S-aryl bond-cleavage via the ligand exchange, 3) S-alkenyl bond-cleavage via the ligand exchange, 4) S-alkyl bond-cleavage via the ligand exchange and new synthetic methods, 5) generation of carbenoids via the ligand exchange and new synthetic methods, 6) overview.