The monodesulfonylation reaction of N,N'-bis(methylsulfonyl)-, N,N-bis(phen
ylsulfonyl)-, and N,N-bis(p-tolylsulfonyl)arylamines easily proceeded using
tetrabutylammonium fluoride in tetrahydrofuran under mild conditions to gi
ve the corresponding N-monosulfonylarylamines in excellent yields.