Reactions of α- or γ-Phenylthio Substituted Extended Enolate Anions Derived from Esters.

The title anions are alkylated and acylated (α series only) exclusively at the α position. The α-phenylthio products give γ-phenylthio compounds by the [1,3]PhS shift and the PhS group may be removed from the products in a number of ways.