In accord with the known weak inductive effect of a methyl substituent, metalation of phenyl p-tolyl sulfone by re-butyllithium results in a slight preference for metalation in the «'-position over the ortho «-position. Similar metalation and subsequent carbonation of dimesityl sulfone resulted in an acid whose structure could not be established.
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