ChemInform Abstract: Naphthalene-Catalyzed Reductive Desulfonylation with Lithium: Alkyllithiums from Alkyl Phenyl Sulfones.
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The new reaction allows transformation of alkyl phenyl sulfones into alkyl-lithium reagents which immediately react with electrophiles to give the products shown. Only in the case of the vinylic sulfones (IX), (XI), a preferred sulfone-phenyl bond cleavage is observed.