P. Blatcher, S. Warren
Jul 31, 1979
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Journal of The Chemical Society-perkin Transactions 1
Abstract
Bis(phenylthio)carbanions react with aldehydes and ketones to give α-hydroxybis(phenylthio)acetals. The aldehyde adducts give simple ketones with trifluoroacetic acid and α-(phenylthio) ketones with toluene-p-sulphonic acid. The effect of these reagents on the ketone adducts is also discussed. The mechanisms and scope of all the reactions are described. The synthesis of α-(phenylthio)ketones is regiospecific and makes these compounds available as specific enol equivalents.