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The syntheses of some p-substituted isopropyl alpha-methylthiobenzylsu
lfones and their reaction with CCl4-KOH-t-BuOH to give the correspondi
ng vinyl sulfides, as well as their oxidation to the corresponding sul
foxides, are described. Some aspects of the reactivity of the alpha-su
lfenyl, alpha-sulfonyl benzylic carbanions are discussed.