Nickel(II)-catalyzed synthesis of sulfinates from aryl and heteroaryl boronic acids and the sulfur dioxide surrogate DABSO by Willis, M, Lo, P, Chen, Y

Synthesis of sulfur-containing organic compounds: sulfones, sulfonamides and benzoisothiazoles by Chen, Y

“…A wide range of aryl and alkenyl boronic acids are coupled with aryl and alkenyl iodides to give the corresponding sulfones. …”

Direct copper-catalyzed three-component synthesis of sulfonamides by Chen, Y, Murray, P, Davies, A, Willis, M

“…The reaction tolerates broad variation in both coupling partners, including aryl, heteroaryl and alkenyl boronic acids, as well as cyclic and acyclic alkyl secondary amines, and primary anilines. …”

Copper(I)-catalyzed sulfonylative Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling by Willis, M, Chen, Y

“…The process provides a single step route to diaryl sulfones from the direct combination of aryl boronic acids, sulfur dioxide and aryl iodides, and represents the first sulfonylative variant of a classic cross-coupling reaction. …”