2-methylphenyl phenyl sulfone

The reported preparation of 4-methylphenyl phenyl tellurium bis[t/-bromocamphorsulfo-nate] from the diaryl tellurium dibromidc and the silver sulfonate in acetone2 was found to be irreproducible. Only non-crystalline, non-uniform mixtures were obtained1. 

When (2-ferf-butylsulfonylphenyl)bis(4-methylphenyl)bismuthine (588 mg, 2 mmol) was treated with 4-methoxyphenyllithium (ca. 2 mmol) in THF (10 ml) at —78°C, selective displacement occurred immediately to form 4-methoxyphenylbis(4-methylphenyl)bismuthine in 95% yield, together with rerf-butyl phenyl sulfone [92CC1143]. 

Methyl phenyl sulfone 1-Methyl-4-(phenylthlo)benzene (2-Methylphenyl)thlourea A/-Methyl-A/ -phenylthlourea Methyl phosphate Methylphosphine Methylphosphonicacid Methylphosphonic dltluorlde Methylphosphonofluondicacid, isopropyl ester... 

Hydroxy-5-methylphenylazo)-4-methylthiazole, H-00301 1 -(1 -Hydroxy-4-methyl-2-phenylazo)-2-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid, see C-00015 2-[(2-Hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)azo]-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid, H-00302 [[2-[(2-Hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)azo]phenyl] thiojacetic acid, H-00303... 

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