A CONVENIENT GENERAL ACCESS TO α-SULFENYLATED ACETOPHENONES AND ALKANONES
Friedel-Crafts acylation of arenes with methylthio- (1) or phenylthio-acetyl chloride (2) provides ready access to α-methylthio- or α-phenylthio-substituted acetophenones.The acyl chlorides 1 and 2 reacted also with organoaluminium reagents to give α-sulfenylated alkanones.