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O-Sulfinylation of alcohols with methanesulfonyl cyanide or p-toluenesulfonyl cyanide
Barton, Derek H. R.,Jaszberenyi, Joseph Cs.,Theodorakis, Emmanouil A.
, p. 9167 - 9178 (1991)
Reaction of p-toluenesulfonyl cyanide or methanesulfonyl cyanide with alcohols in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]under-7-ene (DBU) or 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) gives sulfinates in good yield. A mechanistic scheme involving sulfinyl cyanates 9 and 21 is suggested.