Ramberg-Bäcklund Reaction

L. Ramberg, B. Bäcklund, Arkiv Kemi Mineral. Geol. 13A(27), 50 (1940), C.A. 34, 47255 (1940).

Reaction of α-halo sulfones with strong bases to yield alkenes:

Reviews: L. A. Paquette, Acc. Chem. Res. 1, 209-216 (1968); F. G. Bordwell, ibid. 3, 28 (1970); L. Paquette, Org. React. 25, 1 (1977); G. D. Hartman, R. D. Hartman, Synthesis 1982, 504; J. M. Clough, Comp. Org. Syn. 3, 861-886 (1991).