Water → 2-(phenylsulfonyl)benzaldehyde

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To a solution of 2-fluoro benzaldehyde (5.00 ml, 47.6 mmol) in dimethyl sulfoxide (45 ml) was added benzene sulfinic acid sodium salt (8.60 g, 52.4 mmol) and the resulting mixture heated to 100° C. Upon heating the sulfinic acid salt dissolved. The solution was heated at 100° C. for 3 days. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and water (50 ml) added. This mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, the combined organic extracts were washed with saturated brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography on silica eluting with 25% ethyl acetate: petroleum ether (40-60° C.) to 33% ethyl acetate: petroleum ether (40-60° C.) to give (4.12 g, 16.7 mmol, 35%). δH (300 MHz, d6-DMSO) 10.68 (1H, s, CHO), 8.26-8.17 (1H, m, Ar), 8.08-7.99 (2H, m, Ar), 7.99-7.89 (3H, m, Ar) and 7.80-7.62 (3H, m, Ar).

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