Mild Strategy for the Preparation of Alkyl Sulfonyl Fluorides from Alkyl Bromides and Alcohols Using Photoredox Catalysis and Flow Chemistry

Abstract

Facile access to sp³-rich scaffolds containing a sulfonyl fluoride group is still limited. Herein, we describe a mild and scalable strategy for the preparation of alkyl sulfonyl fluorides from readily available alkyl bromides and alcohols using photoredox catalysis. This approach is based on halogen atom transfer (XAT), followed by SO₂ capture and fluorination. The method features mild conditions enabling fast access to high-value derivatives and has been scaled up to 5 g using a continuous stirred tank reactor cascade.