Direct electrochemical synthesis of arenesulfonyl fluorides from nitroarenes: a dramatic ionic liquid effect
Xianqiang Kong, Qianwen Liu, Yiyi Chen, Wei Wang, H.T. Chen, Wenjie Wang, Shuangquan Zhang, Xiaohui Chen, Zhong‐Yan Cao
Abstract
A practical electrosynthesis of aryl sulfonyl fluorides from nitroarenes is described. Cheap N -methylimidazolium p -toluenesulfonate has been found to be an effective additive, promoting the desired fluorosulfonylation under very mild conditions.
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Ionic liquidElectrochemistryChemistryInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryElectrodeCatalysisPhysical chemistryEngineeringRadical Photochemical ReactionsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction