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DOI: 10.1039/A701408B (Paper) Reference Section for: Chem. Commun., 1997, 1017-1018

Mild, efficient cleavage of arenesulfonamides by magnesium reduction

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Barthélémy Nyasse, Leif Grehn and Ulf Ragnarsson

Abstract

The cleavage of arenesulfonamides via N-arenesulfonylcarbamates is achieved within a few minutes under ultrasonic conditions by reaction with magnesium in anhydrous methanol.

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