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Wiley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 1(56), p. 409-412

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610210

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Visible-Light-Accelerated C−H Sulfinylation of Heteroarenes

Journal article published in 2016 by Andreas Uwe Meyer ORCID, Alexander Wimmer, Burkhard König ORCID
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Abstract

Heteroaromatic sulfoxides are a frequent structural motif in natural products, drugs, catalysts, and materials. We report a metal-free visible-light-accelerated synthesis of heteroaromatic sulfoxides from sulfinamides and peroxodisulfate. The reaction proceeds at room temperature with blue-light irradiation and allows the C−H sulfinylation of electron-rich heteroarenes, such as pyrroles and indoles. An electrophilic aromatic substitution mechanism is proposed based on the substrate scope, substitution selectivity, and competition experiments with different nucleophiles.