Ap. Dishington et al., BASE-MEDIATED RING-OPENING REACTIONS OF EPISULFONES TO GIVE ALKENYLSULFINATES - A STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF ALKENYL SULFONES, Synlett, (1), 1996, pp. 27
A range of episulfones undergo ring-opening to give alkenylsulfinates
on treatment with LDA in THF. The sulfinates can then be alkylated wit
h a number of alkyl halides to give alkenyl sulfone products in a ster
eoselective fashion.