Sodium halide-switchable divergent electrochemical synthesis of sulfonyl chlorides and thiosulfonates from thiols

Key Points

• The aim is to develop a method for synthesizing sulfonyl chlorides and thiosulfonates using electrochemical processes.
• Utilized sodium halide for reaction switchability
• Employed accessible materials and cheap electrodes
• Conducted synthesis at gram-scale
• Maintained a broad substrate scope
• Successfully synthesized both sulfonyl chlorides and thiosulfonates
• Demonstrated the flexibility of product switchability
• Achieved efficient gram-scale production