Treatment of alpha-halo-beta-ketosulfoxides with EtMgBr gives alpha-haloketones in high yields after protonation of the magnesium enolates. Trapping of the magnesium enolates with various electrophiles is also carried out.
1-Haloalkyl Aryl Sulfoxides as Useful Agents in Synthesis of α-Halo Ketones: A New Synthesis of α-Halo Ketones, α-Halo α,β-Unsaturated Ketones, and α-Halo Cross Dienones from Aldehydes
α-Halo α-sulfinyl ketones were synthesized in two steps from 1-haloalkyl aryl sulfoxides and aldehydes in high yields. Desulfinylation of the α-halo α-sulfinyl ketones was performed with ethylmagnesium bromide in ether at low temperature to afford α-halo ketones via magnesium enolates in high yields. The magnesium enolate intermediates were trapped with various electrophiles such as deuterium oxide