posted on 2010-02-19, 00:00authored byQing-Long Xu, Li-Xin Dai, Shu-Li You
An efficient method for the synthesis of trisubstituted vinyl sulfones is reported. Using the [Ir(COD)Cl]2/phosphoramidite ligand (L1)/DBU, trisubstituted vinyl sulfones could be synthesized from allyl sulfinates in high yields as exclusively E isomers.