Abstract
A novel method has been reported involving the synthesis of z-styryl sulfides by the reaction of phenylacetylene with 2-mercpto benzimidazoles and benzthiazole using NaOH as a base in absolute ethanol. On further oxidation with H2O2, these resulted in the formation of the desired styryl sulfones in good yields with retention of stereochemistry.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This work was supported by grants from the Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, for Project No. 01 (2062) 06/EMR-II.