Page 1. SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS, 15(5), 443-450 (1985) A NEW APPROACH TO a-ALKOXY- AND a-ALKYLTHIOKETONES FROM CONJUGATED NITROALKENES Rajender S. Varma and George W. Kabalka* Department of Chemistry University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1600 ... Chim. Pays-Bas, 94, 64 (1975); Chem. Abst. - 83: 146713~. R. S . Varma and GW Kabalka, Synth. Commun. 14, 1093 (1984); idem, Synth. Commun. ...