NONCONVENTIONAL FRIEDEL-CRAFTS CHEMISTRY II. ON THE CATALYTIC ACTION OF TRIFLIC ACID AND ALUMINIUM CHLORIDE ON SELECTED ARYL THIOESTERS

Abstract
The catalytic action of triflic acid and/or aluminium chloride on seven selected aryl thioesters (1-7) gave in all cases aryl thiols, diaryl sulfides, diaryl disulfide, and thianthrene derivatives in addition to the corresponding aryl carboxylic acids. Thioester 5 gave thiochromanone derivatives in good yield under the same conditions. Plausible mechanisms were suggested to rationalize the obtained results.

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