Iodine-catalyzed N -sulfonylation of benzotriazoles with sodium sulfinates under mild conditions

Abstract

A new and convenient procedure is developed for the preparation of N-sulfonylbenzotriazoles from sodium sulfinates and benzotriazoles using molecular iodine as catalyst via the SN bond formation reaction. This catalytic radical sulfonylation proceeds efficiently in air at room temperature under neutral conditions, and in short reaction time, to afford the corresponding N-sulfonylbenzotriazoles in good yields, thus extending the catalytic application of molecular iodine in organic synthesis.