Rapid Access to Sulfinyl Fluorides for the Preparation of Sulfonimidoyl Fluorides

Abstract

Herein, we report a new thionyl fluoride-based method that rapidly converts sulfinic acids into the corresponding sulfinyl fluorides in 62-97% yield. The unstable sulfinyl fluorides can be directly treated with chloramine-T to afford sulfonimidoyl fluorides, an important class of sulfur(VI)-fluoride exchange (SuFEx) hubs, in 56-92% isolated yields.

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Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 May 2026
Accepted
15 Jun 2026
First published
16 Jun 2026
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript

Rapid Access to Sulfinyl Fluorides for the Preparation of Sulfonimidoyl Fluorides

B. Thomson, R. Plavan, T. Bolduc, M. Saha, C. Bahri, W. Yang, C. Jankovic, N. D. Ball and G. Sammis, Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC02993K

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