AN IMPROVED PROCEDURE FOR EFFICIENT GENERATION OF METHYL(OR p-TOLYL)THIOMETHYL GRIGNARD REAGENT AND ITS USE IN ORGANIC SYNTHESES
The optimal condition for transformation of a chloromethyl sulfide into the corresponding Grignard reagent (2) in a high yield are established and 2 is shown to react with various functional groups such as an alkyl halide, an aldehyde, and a sulfinic este