Microwave-assisted synthesis of diaryl or aryl-alkyl sulfones without catalyst

The microwave-assisted coupling reaction of electrondeficient aryl halides with sulfinic acid salts through SNAr-based addition reactions within 5-30 min. No catalysts were required under our conditions. (C) 2008 Feng Gang Tao. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.