The first example of alpha-thiomagnesiums generated from dithioacetal monoxides with Grignard reagent; their properties and some synthetic applications.

Dithioacetal monoxides were synthesized from aldehydes and cyclohexanone, and reaction of the dithioacetal monoxides with Grignard reagents was investigated. The dithioacetal monoxide synthesized from alkylaldehyde and 4-chlorobenzenethiol reacted with i-PrMgCl to afford the desired alpha-thiomagnesium in high yield. The generated alpha-thiomagnesium was found to be stable at room temperature and to be useful in organic synthesis. In contrast to this, the dithioacetal monoxides derived from benzaldehyde and cyclohexanone did not give satisfactory results.