A NOVEL SYNTHESIS OF α,β-UNSATURATED γ-HYDROXY CARBONYL COMPOUNDS FROM ENONES WITH CARBON HOMOLOGATION

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)84671-7

The alkylation of enone with 1-chloroalkyl phenyl sulfoxide followed by treatment with thiophenolate afforded α-phenylthio-β,γ-unsaturated carbonyl compound, which was oxidized and then hydrolyzed to give α,β-unsaturated γ-hydroxy carbonyl compound in good yield.