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1;Science of Synthesis - Volume 39: Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium;1 1.1;Title page;3 1.2;Imprint;5 1.3;Preface;6 1.4;Overview;8 1.5;Table of Contents;14 1.6;Introduction;66 1.7;39.1 Product Class 1: Alkanesulfonic Acids and Acyclic Derivatives;82 1.7.1;39.1.1 Product Subclass 1: Alkylsulfur Pentahalides (Alkylpentahalo-.6-sulfanes);83 1.7.1.1;39.1.1.1 Synthesis of Product Subclass 1;83 1.7.1.1.1;39.1.1.1.1 Method 1: Additions to Methylenesulfur Tetrafluoride;83 1.7.1.1.2;39.1.1.1.2 Method 2: Addition of Sulfur Pentafluoride Halides to Alkenes;84 1.7.2;39.1.2 Product Subclass 2: Alkanesulfonyl Halides;84 1.7.2.1;39.1.2.1 Synthesis of Product Subclass 2;85 1.7.2.1.1;39.1.2.1.1 Method 1: Sulfochlorination Reactions: Formation of the C--S Bond;85 1.7.2.1.1.1;39.1.2.1.1.1 Variation 1: Reaction of Alkanes with Chlorine and Sulfur Dioxide or Trioxide;85 1.7.2.1.1.2;39.1.2.1.1.2 Variation 2: Reaction of Organometallic Reagents with Sulfuryl Chloride;85 1.7.2.1.1.3;39.1.2.1.1.3 Variation 3: Addition of Sulfuryl Chloride or Fluoride to Alkenes;86 1.7.2.1.1.4;39.1.2.1.1.4 Variation 4: Reaction of Alkenes with Thioacetic Acid and Chlorine;87 1.7.2.1.2;39.1.2.1.2 Method 2: Synthesis from Sulfinic Acid Derivatives;87 1.7.2.1.2.1;39.1.2.1.2.1 Variation 1: Oxidation of Sulfinic Acids or Their Salts with Halogens or Halogen-Containing Reagents;87 1.7.2.1.2.2;39.1.2.1.2.2 Variation 2: Oxidative Halogenation of Magnesium Alkanesulfinates formed In Situ;89 1.7.2.1.2.3;39.1.2.1.2.3 Variation 3: Oxidative Chlorination of Sulfinic Acid Esters;89 1.7.2.1.3;39.1.2.1.3 Method 3: Synthesis from Divalent Organosulfur Derivatives;90 1.7.2.1.3.1;39.1.2.1.3.1 Variation 1: Oxidation of Thiols or Disulfides with Halogens;90 1.7.2.1.3.2;39.1.2.1.3.2 Variation 2: Reaction of S-Alkylisothiuronium Salts with Chlorine in Aqueous Solution;91 1.7.2.1.3.3;39.1.2.1.3.3 Variation 3: Reaction of Sulfides with Chlorine in Aqueous Solution;92 1.7.2.1.3.4;39.1.2.1.3.4 Variation 4: Oxidation of Sulfenyl Halides;94 1.7.2.1.3.5;39.1.2.1.3.5 Variation 5: Reaction of Thiocyanates with Chlorine in Aqueous Solution;94 1.7.2.1.3.6;39.1.2.1.3.6 Variation 6: Oxidative Chlorination of Thioesters;94 1.7.2.1.3.7;39.1.2.1.3.7 Variation 7: Chlorolysis of Bunte Salts;95 1.7.2.1.4;39.1.2.1.4 Method 4: Synthesis from Sulfonic Acids and Their Salts;95 1.7.2.1.4.1;39.1.2.1.4.1 Variation 1: Reaction of Sulfonic Acids and Their Salts with Phosphorus Pentachloride or Pentabromide;96 1.7.2.1.4.2;39.1.2.1.4.2 Variation 2: Reaction with Phosphoryl Chloride;97 1.7.2.1.4.3;39.1.2.1.4.3 Variation 3: Reaction with Thionyl Chloride;97 1.7.2.1.4.4;39.1.2.1.4.4 Variation 4: Reaction with Sulfuryl Chloride/Triphenylphosphine;98 1.7.2.1.4.5;39.1.2.1.4.5 Variation 5: Reaction with Dichloromethyl Methyl Ether;100 1.7.2.1.5;39.1.2.1.5 Method 5: Synthesis from Sulfonic Anhydrides;100 1.7.2.1.6;39.1.2.1.6 Method 6: Ring Opening of Fluoro-1,2-oxathietane 2,2-Dioxides;100 1.7.2.1.7;39.1.2.1.7 Method 7: Synthesis from Sulfonyl Halides by Halide Ion Exchange;101 1.7.2.1.8;39.1.2.1.8 Methods 8: Miscellaneous Approaches;102 1.7.3;39.1.3 Product Subclass 3: Alkanesulfonic Acids;103 1.7.3.1;39.1.3.1 Synthesis of Product Subclass 3;103 1.7.3.1.1;39.1.3.1.1 Method 1: Direct Sulfonation of Hydrocarbons;104 1.7.3.1.1.1;39.1.3.1.1.1 Variation 1: Reaction of Alkanes with Sulfuric Acid, Sulfur Trioxide, and Derivatives;104 1.7.3.1.1.2;39.1.3.1.1.2 Variation 2: Reaction of Alkanes with Sulfur Dioxide and Oxygen;104 1.7.3.1.1.3;39.1.3.1.1.3 Variation 3: Reactions between Unsaturated Hydrocarbons and Sulfuric Acid or Its Derivatives;105 1.7.3.1.1.4;39.1.3.1.1.4 Variation 4: Reaction of Alkenes with the Hydrogen Sulfite Ion;106 1.7.3.1.1.5;39.1.3.1.1.5 Variation 5: Photosensitized Reactions between Alkenes and Sulfur Dioxide;106 1.7.3.1.1.6;39.1.3.1.1.6 Variation 6: Palladium-Catalyzed Additions of Sulfur Dioxide to Alkenes;107 1.7.3.1.2;39.1.3.1.2 Method 2: Oxidation of Low-Valency Su