1-Lithio-2,2-diphenyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)ethen: Synthese und Kristallstruktur

Syntheses and Crystal Structure of 1-Lithio-2,2-diphenyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)ethene Crystals of [1-lithio-2,2-diphenyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)ethene]– N,N,N′,N′ -tetramethylethylenediamine (2/2) ( 2 ) were prepared by addition of BuLi to 1,1-diphenyl-2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethene ( 1 ) in the presence of N,N,N′,N′ -tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) at low temperature. The X-ray structure analysis shows a centrosymmetric dimer bridged over an eight-membered (Li? O? S? O)₂ ring. There are no Li–C contacts to the C(α) atoms. Both Li cations are tetracoordinated via the sulfonyl O-atoms and the N-atoms of the TMEDA ligand. The X-ray structure analysis of 1,1-diphenyl-2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethene ( 1 ) also was determined to compare interatomic distances and angles.