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Synlett 2022; 33(19): 1929-1932
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1752344
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Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Radical Synthesis of Aryl Allyl Sulfones

Liang Wang  ∗
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Ling-feng Zhang
This project was financially supported by the 333 High-Level Talent Project of Jiangsu Province, the Changzhou Sci & Tech Program (CJ20220021), the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic ­Materials and Technology (BM2012110), the Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center of Changzhou University, and the Research Fund of the Changzhou Vocational Institute of Engineering (11120101120002, 11130300120001, and 11130900120004).
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Abstract

A photocatalytic synthesis of aryl allyl sulfones by a radical cascade reaction from an aryl diazonium salt, DABCO·(SO2)2 and 3-bromoprop-1-ene has been developed. This reaction employed ­DABCO·(SO2)2 as the SO2 source and a polyaniline–graphitic carbon ­nitride–titanium dioxide composite as the photocatalyst. A series of substrates were tolerated, providing the corresponding products in good yields. Moreover, the photocatalyst could be readily recovered and reused several times with only a slight decrease in its catalytic activity.

Key words

photocatalysis - heterogeneous catalysis - semiconductor catalyst - radical cascade reaction - aryl allyl sulfones

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Received: 28 July 2022

Accepted after revision: 06 September 2022

Article published online:
14 October 2022

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