Iodine/TBHP‐Promoted One‐Pot Deoxygenation and Direct 2‐Sulfonylation of Quinoline N‐Oxides with Sodium Sulfinates: Facile and Regioselective Synthesis of 2‐Sulfonylquinolines

Abstract

A highly efficient iodine/TBHP‐mediated one‐pot deoxygenative and regioselective 2‐sulfonylation of quinoline N‐oxides with sodium sulfinate salts has been developed. This metal‐, base‐, and phosphorus‐free protocol employs readily accessible and easy‐to‐handle reagents and can be conveniently carried out at room temperature under mild conditions, providing an alternative access to a series of 2‐sulfonylquinolines and other related heteroaryl sulfone products in moderate‐to‐excellent yields within a short reaction time.