Tetrahedron Letters

α-Sulfenylation of acylsilanes and aldehydes with N-(phenylthio) succinimide

CH Huang, KS Liao, SK De, YM Tsai

Index: Huang, Chih-Hao; Liao, Kang-Shyang; De, Surya Kanta; Tsai, Yeun-Min Tetrahedron Letters, 2000 , vol. 41, # 20 p. 3911 - 3914

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Abstract

The reactions of acylsilanes with N-(phenylthio) succinimide in the presence of p- toluenesulfonic acid in acetonitrile give α-sulfenylated acylsilanes in good yields. Aldehydes with α-alkyl substituent afford moderate yields of α-sulfenylated products under the same conditions.