Reaction of Pummerer rearrangement intermediates with sulphides and thiols. Synthesis of sulphonium salts and dithioacetals
Abstract
Sulphides (5) and thiols (6) react instantly with the Pummerer rearrangement intermediates (3) at 0 °C to give sulphonium salts (7) and dithioacetals (8), respectively.