Novel arylthiomethylation of carbonyl compounds using arylthiomethyltrimethylsilanes catalyzed by fluoride ions. New route to .BETA.-hydroxyarylsulfides.

Abstract

Arylthiomethyltrimethylsilanes are good and mild nucleophilic reagents for introducing arylthiomethyl groups into carbonyl compounds promoted by tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride to give the corresponding β-hydroxyarylsulfides in fairly good yields.