“…Thioethers are versatile synthetic intermediates, as they are readily oxidized to either the sulfoxide or the sulfone . Sulfoxides are well-known for enabling syn eliminations, Mislow–Evans rearrangements, , Pummerer reactions, , and sulfoxide–metal exchanges , while also acting as a useful ligand class for transition metal catalysis . The higher-oxidation state sulfones also provide ample opportunities in organic synthesis, most notably as alkene precursors in the Julia–Lythgoe olefination, , Kocienski-modified Julia olefination, , and Ramberg–Bäcklund rearrangement. , A recent report has also highlighted the utility of sulfones as radical cross-coupling partners .…”