Abstract: Cyclocondensation reactions of sulfur-containing dienes, such as 3-arylthio-1-silyloxy-1,3-butadienes and 4-arylthio-1,3-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-1,3-butadienes, with various dielectrophiles and dieneophiles allow for a convenient synthesis of a variety of functionalized and sterically encumbered aryl-substituted sulfides and sulfones.

Review: Synlett 2010, 2383-2391.

Period of investigation: 2005 - 2014

Keywords: silyl enol ethers; cyclizations; arenes