Reaction of ammonium ylides with alkyl thiocyanates in aqueous and non-aqueous media

E Kianmehr, MM Agha, H Estiri

Index: Kianmehr, Ebrahim; Mirza Agha, Mansoureh; Estiri, Hamid Monatshefte fur Chemie, 2010 , vol. 141, # 4 p. 409 - 411

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Abstract

Abstract Reaction of ammonium ylides with alkyl thiocyanates in aqueous and non-aqueous media is described. The reaction leads to alkyl thio-substituted acetophenones via addition of ammonium ylides to alkyl thiocyanates in organic solvents or in situ generated thiolate anions in aqueous media. Graphical abstract