1-Methoxy-2-oxoalkyl phenyl sulfides were newly synthesized from methoxy(phenylthio)methane and various N,N-dimethylalkanamides. Synthetic application of the compounds thus obtained to several 3-substitutedfurans also is reported.
α-Methoxyallyl sulfides prepared from methoxy(phenylthio)methane proved to be a novel acylanionequivalent providing a new synthetic method for α-methylenated ketones.