Synlett 2014; 25(20): 2962-2963
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1379460
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Sulfur Dioxide in the Past Decade

Jevgeņija Lugiņina
Faculty of Material Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Paula Valdena Str. 3, Riga, LV-1007, Latvia   Email: Jevgenija.Luginina@rtu.lv
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Publication Date:
19 November 2014 (online)

Introduction

During the last decade since the previous spotlight on the same reagent,[1] the use of sulfur dioxide increased noticeably. More than 70 articles and patents about sulfur dioxide are published per year. It is widely used in biological research, synthesis of copolymers,[2] radical chemistry,[3] and food processing. However, the most innovative applications are found in synthetic organic chemistry as solvent[4] and reagent.[5]