A NEW ROUTE TO THE SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-ALKYLTETRMYDROTHIOPHENE -1,l-DIOXIDE COMPOUNDS ... Department of Chemistry Morris Brown College Atlanta, GA 30314 ... Department of Chemistry Memphis State University Memphis, TN 38152 ... Abstract: Alpha-alkyltetrahydrothiophene-1,s-dioxide compounds have been prepared in relatively high yield through the reaction of 2-lithiotetrahydrothiophene-l,l-dioxide with primary alkyl ...