“…[1] β-and γ-Hydroxy sulfides are important organic intermediates that possess various applications; they have been used in the synthesis of biologically active compounds that show anticancer, anti-HIV, and 5-HT binding properties; [2] they have been used in the synthesis of crown ether ring-fused uridine analogs [3] and aryl vinyl sulfones; [4] they can be used as base protecting groups for thymidine analogs [5] and in the construction of natural products, [6] metallophthalocyanines, [7] organolithium complexes, [8] and α,β-unsaturated lactones. [1] β-and γ-Hydroxy sulfides are important organic intermediates that possess various applications; they have been used in the synthesis of biologically active compounds that show anticancer, anti-HIV, and 5-HT binding properties; [2] they have been used in the synthesis of crown ether ring-fused uridine analogs [3] and aryl vinyl sulfones; [4] they can be used as base protecting groups for thymidine analogs [5] and in the construction of natural products, [6] metallophthalocyanines, [7] organolithium complexes, [8] and α,β-unsaturated lactones.…”