Synthesis and chlorination of chloromethyl methylsulfonylmethyl sulfide

Terence Patrick Ahern, Tracy L. Hennigar, Justin Anthony MacDonald, Heather Grace Morrison, Richard Francis Langler, Satyendra Satyanarayana, Michael J. Zaworotko

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Abstract

A new cleavage reaction establishes rational access to the title compound. Treatment of the title compound with molecular chlorine establishes that methylsulfonyl is better than chloro as a directing group in the chlorination of unsymmetrical sulfides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)683-687
Number of pages5
JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry
Volume50
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

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