1: 4-Phenylphenol With sodium hydride in dimethyl sulfoxide T=20°C; 0.5 h; 2: (+/-)-S-methyl-S-phenyl-N-(4-toluenesulfonyl)sulfoximine in dimethyl sulfoxide T=120°C; 6 h;

1: 4-Phenylphenol With sodium hydride in dimethyl sulfoxide T=20°C; 0.5 h; 2: N-tosyl-S-fluoromethyl-S-phenylsulfoximine; (+/-)-S-methyl-S-phenyl-N-(4-toluenesulfonyl)sulfoximine in dimethyl sulfoxide T=120°C; 6 h; Overall yield = 89percent;

1: 1.) n-BuLi / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 40 min, 2.) -78 deg C, 1 h 2: 1.) Et3N, methanesulfonyl chloride, 2.) DBU / 1.) CH2Cl2, 0 deg C, 2 h, 2.) 0 deg C, 10 min then room temperature overnight 3: 89 percent / tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) / tetrahydrofuran / 0.17 h / Ambient temperature View Scheme