From perfluoroalkyl aryl sulfoxides to ortho thioethers

Beilstein J Org Chem. 2024 Aug 23:20:2108-2113. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.20.181. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Access to original ortho thioether derivatives was achieved through a [3,3]-rearrangement in a one-pot two-step protocol. Several aryl-SCF3 compounds are reported by variation of the nitrile or of the trifluoroalkyl sulfoxide starting material. The variation of the perfluoroalkyl chain was also possible.

Keywords: ortho functionalization; rearrangement; sulfoxide.

Grants and funding

Y.L. thanks the CNRS for Ph.D. grant. French Fluorine Network (GIS Fluor) is acknowledged for financial support.