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A Simple and Efficient Direct Method for the Synthesis of Symmetric Dibenzyl Sulfones from Sodium Dithionite and Benzyl Chlorides in Ionic Liquid

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Symmetric dibenzyl sulfones were synthesized in ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([bmim]BF4) at 100°C from various benzyl chlorides and sodium dithionite in moderate yields.

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Li, YQ., Zhang, LP. A Simple and Efficient Direct Method for the Synthesis of Symmetric Dibenzyl Sulfones from Sodium Dithionite and Benzyl Chlorides in Ionic Liquid. Monatsh. Chem. 137, 1315–1319 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-006-0530-0

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