Synlett 2003(13): 2029-2032  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41461
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Highly Rapid and Direct Synthesis of Diaryl Sulfoxides

B. P. Bandgar*, S. N. Kinkar, V. T. Kamble, S. V. Bettigeri
Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded-431 606, India
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Publication History

Received 13 June 2003
Publication Date:
08 October 2003 (online)

Abstract

Aromatic compounds react smoothly with thionyl chloride in the presence of 10 mol% of water at ambient temperature to afford the corresponding symmetrical diaryl sulfoxides in good to excellent yields with high regioselectivity.