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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