Reactivity of vinyl sulphonic esters. Part XV. Unimolecular cleavage of the sulphur–oxygen bond in the ethanolysis of aminovinyl arenesulphonates
Abstract
Kinetic and product analyses indicate that 1,2-diaryl-2-[aryl(methyl)amino]vinyl arenesulphonates react in dry ethanol via a rate-limiting heterolysis of the sulphur–oxygen bond to generate sulphinate anions and carbonyl derivaties. The behaviour in other solvolytic media is also briefly discussed.