PPh3‐Mediated Nucleophilic Sulfonation of Sulfonyl Chlorides with Arynes: Access to Manifold Aryl Sulfones.

Sulfonyl chlorides are a class of cheap and readily available basic chemicals, which have routinely served as electrophilic reagents in their chemical transformations. Herein, we disclose a novel PPh3‐mediated nucleophilic sulfonation method of sulfonyl chlorides with arynes. Different from the classical P(III)‐mediated reductive deoxygenation reaction of sulfonyl chlorides, the valence state of the sulfur atom has not been changed. This protocol exhibits broad functional group tolerance and provides a direct approach to a variety of aryl and alkyl sulfones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]