(2, 2, 2-Trifluoroethylthio) benzenes prepared from sodium thiolates and 2, 2, 2-trifluoroethyl p-toluenesulfonate reacted with 3 equiv of lithium dialkylamides in diethyl ether to give arylthioynamines in good yields. The present procedure gives good results with aliphatic sulflde.
