Table 2.

Scope with respect to the C electrophile in the one‐pot, two‐step palladium(II)‐catalyzed sulfone synthesis.^[a]

[a] Reaction conditions for sulfinate derivatization step: E⁺ (3 equiv), 1,4‐dioxane/MeOH, 80 °C, 1 h. [b] Ph₂I⁺Cl⁻ (3 equiv), 1,4‐dioxane/MeOH, 80 °C, 6 h. [c] E⁺ (2 equiv), DMAc, 100 °C, 1 h. [d] E⁺ (3 equiv), DMSO, 80 °C, 2 h. [e] Epoxide (5 equiv), H₂O, 90 °C, 6 h. DMAc= N,N‐dimethylacetamide, DMSO=dimethylsulfoxide.