Abstract:
THIS INVENTION RELATES TO LINEAR SULFONES SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (A) COMPOUNDS OF THE FORMULA
Z-CO-CH(-R5)-C(-R4)(-R3)-CH(-R1)-SO2-CH2-R2
ARD (B) COMPOUNDS OF THE FORMULA
R1-CH2-SO2-CH(-R2)-CO-C(-R5)=C(-R4)-R5
WHEREIN R1 AND R2 ARE MEMBERS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN, VINYL, SUBSTITUTED VINYL, PHENYL AND SUBSTITUTED PHENYL; R3 AND R4 ARE MEMEBERS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN, ALKYL, ARALKYL, ARYL AND SUBSTITUTED ARYL, AND CYCLOALKYL HAVING THREE TO SEVEN CARBON ATOMS; R5 IS A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN AND LOWER ALKYL; AND Z IS A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF R AND OR, WHEREIN R IS A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL, ARALKYL AND ARYL. THESE LINEAR SULFONES ARE USEFUL AS INTERMEDIATES IN THE PREPARATION OF DERIVATIVES OF TETRAHYDROTHIAPYRAN.