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The sulfinate ion is ambidentate: it reacts with alkyl halides to give the sulfone (rather than the sulfinate ester).
[R–SO2]–
  +  
RCl
         
  +  
Cl–
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Sulfinate anion (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Alkyl chloride (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sulfone (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chloride ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Alkylation
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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