Acyl-Ethynylbenziodoxolone (acyl-EBX): Access to Ketene Dithioarylacetals.
Pierre PalaminiJulien BorrelMaël DjaïdMorgane DelattreJérôme WaserPublished in: Organic letters (2023)
We report the synthesis of ketene dithioarylacetals in 40-97% yield using thiophenols and acyl-EBXs (ethynylbenziodoxolones) generated in situ from a common hypervalent iodine precursor and alkynyl trifluoroborate salts. The products could be further modified to afford functionalized ketene dithioacetals and various S -substituted heterocycles.