Abstract
The reaction of thiophenol with 3, 4-epoxybutan-2-one, 3-methyl-3,4-epoxybutan-2-one, and 3-methyl-3. 4-epoxy-pentan-2-one is investigated. It is found that when these epoxyketones react with thiophenol, oxygen ring opening occurs at the α carbon atom, to give β-phenylmercapto-ß-hydroxyketones. Some reactions of the resultant compounds are investigated.
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Tishchenko, I.G., Malashko, P.M. Reaction of thiophenol with some aliphatic epoxyketones. Chem Heterocycl Compd 2, 357–360 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00509420
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