Intramolecular Aldol Condensation ofα- Oxo Ketene Dibenzylthioacetals: A Facile Route to Substituted Thiophenes

As a kind of intermediates, a-oxo ketene dithioacetals I are important in organicsynthesis"'. In our recent studies, we found that the difference of dialkythio group canbestow various properties on these kinds of compounds"'. To exploit the reactivityadjusted by the dialkythio groups in l, a-oxo ketene dibenzylthioacetals 2 were chosenand studied. Some interesting new results were obtained in these experiments. Here wereport the new results.When studying the reaction of a-oxo ketene dibenzylt…