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β-acyl allylic methylsulfides and sulfones. High yields and wide
functional group tolerance were observed. The resulting sulfur-
containing compounds could be transformed to useful organic
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The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural
Science Foundation of China (21502106) and the National
Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of Shanxi
Province (201701D221028). We thank Prof. Yunhe Xu (USTC,
China) and Prof. Yifeng Wang (USTC, China) for valuable
discussions. We are also very grateful for the test platform
provided by Scientific Instrument Center of Shanxi University.
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prepare β-methylthio isopropenylketones was reported; see: Liu, Y. F.;
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further exploration suggested that an in situ generated methylthiosul-
fonate intermediate was critical to the allylic sulfone synthesis.
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