Uses
Chloromethyl Phenyl Sulfone is used to synthesis of α,β-epoxy sulfones and aziridines; reacts with electrophilic arenes, heterocyclic arenes, and
alkenes; source of the α-phenylsulfonylmethyl radical.
Preparation
Preparative Methods of Chloromethyl Phenyl Sulfone: several methods are available. The most convenient is the reaction of Sodium
Benzenesulfinate dihydrate with bromochloromethane in dimethyl sulfoxide.
Solubility in organics
Chloromethyl Phenyl Sulfone is soluble in THF, CHCl3, CH2Cl2, and most organic solvents.