“…These experiments were repeated later, and 289b and 291b could be isolated in 58 and 5% yield, respectively. , More recently, tetrasubstituted thietan-3-ones were synthesized from 1,1,3,3-tetrasubstituted propan-2-one derivatives when treated with sulfur dichloride to give the intermediate sulfenyl chlorides. The latter compounds were converted to the thietan-3-ones by reaction with potassium tert -butoxide in tetrahydrofuran .…”