Direct electrophilic perfluoroacylation of acetylenes with trifluoroac
etic anhydride activated by BF3.SMe(2) complex lends to the correspond
ing sulfonium salts, which are the products of conjugate addition of t
he CF3CO- group and dimethyl sulfide. Demethylation of the sulfonium s
alts leads to corresponding vinyl sulfide bearing CF3CO - moiety. Oxid
ation of sulfides gives rise to alpha,beta - unsaturated sulfones with
trifluoroacyl group.z