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Sulfur Dioxide Insertion Reactions for Organic Synthesis

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The area of sulfur dioxide insertion reactions has entered a new stage of renaissance in the last several years. In this chapter, we will summarize the reactions involved with the insertion of sulfur dioxide, with an emphasis on recent advances achieved by the application of sulfur dioxide surrogates. We will describe representative examples following the ideas of reaction design, and present the general experimental procedures. According to the types of transformation, these reactions are classified into four parts: (i) nucleophilic addition with organometallic reagents; (ii) transition metal catalysis; (iii) free radical reactions; and (iv) pericyclic reactions. These processes provide an efficient and practical route for the construction of sulfonyl-containing compounds.

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Zheng, D., Wu, J. (2017). Sulfur Dioxide Insertion Reactions. In: Sulfur Dioxide Insertion Reactions for Organic Synthesis. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4202-7_3

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