Synthesis of diaryl/aryl-heteroaryl sulfones from aryl(heteroaryl)halides with sodium sulfinates.

Entry	Representative illustration of the synthesis of aryl sulfones	Range of yield	Ref.
1		27–96% (X = I)	228
		24% (X = Br)
2		46–96%	229
3		55–93% (X = I)	230
		46–89% (X = Br)
4		81–98% (X = Cl)	231
		82% (X = Br)
		91% (X = I)
		75% (X = OTf)
5		60–92% (X = Cl)	232
		75–85% (X = Br)
		50% (X = I)
6		40–96% (X = Cl)	233
		38–98% (X = Br)
		55% (X = NO2)
7		75–97% (X = I)	234
		72% (X = Br)
8		65–95% (X = I)	235
		60–72% (X = Br)
9		50–94%	236
10		64–96% (X = I)	237
		47% (X = Br)
11		42–98% (X = I)	238
		29–98% (X = Br)
12		27–89% (X = I)	239
		26–79% (X = Br)
		66% (X = Cl)
		12% (X = F)
13		50–90% (X = I)	240
		32–94% (X = Br)
		35–43% (X = Cl)
14		14–89%	241
15		44–86% (X = I)	242
		33–83% (X = Br)
16		32–95%	243
17		21–86% (X = I)	244
		41–93% (X = Br)
		46% (X = Cl)
18		52–99% (X = I)	245
		71–97% (X = Br)
		62–99% (X = Cl)
		89% (X = F)