Polymer-supported benzenesulfonamides prepared from various immobilized primary amines and 2/4-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride have been used as key intermediates in different chemical transformations, including unusual rearrangements to yield a number of diverse privileged scaffolds. This review summarizes individual strategies in their application to date.
Keywords: 2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride; 4-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride; C-arylation; Fukuyama alkylation; Fukuyama−Mitsunobu alkylation; N-arylation; protective group; rearrangement; solid-phase synthesis.