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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Synthesis of Sulfonyldiazomethanes and Acetyldiazomethanes via an Alumina-Mediated Decarboxylation Strategy

Yiyong Yan A C , Gaoyuan Ma B , Wei Wei B and Jing Zhao A B C
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A School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 51800, China.

B State Key laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.

C Corresponding authors. Email: yanyy@pkusz.edu.cn; jingzhao@nju.edu.cn

Australian Journal of Chemistry 69(2) 239-242 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH15637
Submitted: 10 October 2015  Accepted: 14 December 2015   Published: 18 January 2016

Abstract

Diazo compounds are widely adopted in organic synthesis due to their carbine characteristics. One of the most interesting diazo compounds is diazolsulfonyl. Here, in the current study, we found that diazolsufonyl compounds could be prepared with moderate to excellent yield through decarboxylation of diazosulfonyl acetates by neutral alumina. We hope that this mild and simple method might inspire wider application of these useful compounds.


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