A new route to o-methylthiomethylated phenols by use of S, S-dimethylsulfilimines.

T Yamamoto, M Okawara

Index: Yamamoto,T.; Okawara,M. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1978 , vol. 51, p. 2443 - 2444

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Abstract

As convenient intermediates to introduce methyl groups into the o-positions of phenols, o- methylthiomethylphenols (o-MTM-phenols) were prepared in high selectivity and moderate yield by the reaction of phenols with sulfilimines such as S, S-dimethyl-N-(2, 4-dinitrophenyl)- and S, S-dimethyl-N-tosylsulfilimines.