Methanesulfinic acid → 4-Bromo-1-(methanesulfonyl)-2-methylbenzene

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A mixture of 4-bromo-1-iodo-2-methylbenzene (240 μL, 1.68 mmol, Aldrich), Copper(I) iodide (353 mg, 1.85 mmol, Alfa Aesar), Methanesulfinic acid, sodium salt (688 mg, 6.74 mmol, Alfa Aesar) and DMSO (7.2 mL) was purged with Argon and then heated under microwave condition at 125° C. for 20 min. The resulting mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 3 h and then cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture was diluted with H2O and extracted with EtOAc (2×). The organic layers were combined and washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo to a white solid. The solid was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, 0-50% EtOAc in hexanes) to yield 270 mg of desired product as a white solid. MS (ESI) 249 (M+H).

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