Abstract
Stable, crystalline α-(benzotriazolyl)methyl phenyl thioethers (
1), easily prepared from carbonyl compounds, thiophenol and benzotriazole, are convenient reagents for the phenylthiomethylation of trimethylsilyl cyanide, trimethylallylsilane, and trimethylsilyl enol ethers to afford the corresponding substituted thioethers and β-phenylthioalkylketones (
3) in good yields.
α-(Benzotriazolyl)methyl phenyl thioethers react with silylated nucleophiles to afford thioethers and β-phenylthioalkylketones.