Abstract tert-Alkyl sulfides are conveniently prepared from α-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl) alkyl sulfides by displacement of the 1H-benzotriazol-1-yl group with Grignard reagents. The 1-[α- (alkylthio) alkyl]-and 1-[α-(arylthio) alkyl]-1H-benzotriazole intermediates are easily available by several routes:(i) displacement of the halogen from appropriate halides by sodium salts of thiols,(ii) condensation of 1H-benzotriazole and thiols with carbonyl compounds, or (iii) ...
