Synthesis 1992; 1992(6): 547-548
DOI: 10.1055/s-1992-26161
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A Facile One-Pot Synthesis of 1-Acyl and 1-α-Hydroxyalkylvinyl p-Tolyl (S)-Sulfoxides

Christian Alexandre* , Omar Belkadi, Christian Maignan
  • *Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique, UA CNRS 482, Faculté des Sciences, BP 535, F-72017, Le Mans Cedex, France
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17 September 2002 (online)

A novel chiral intermediate, 2-ethoxyethyl p-tolyl sulfoxide (4), permits access in one step to optically active α-methylene-β-oxo sulfoxides, which are very useful dienophiles.

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