3-
tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxyalk-2-enylsulfonium salts, generated in situ from the reaction of
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,
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-enones with dimethyl sulfide in the presence of TBSOTf, underwent a novel nucleophilic substitution withallylindiums to give silyl enol ethers of
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,
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-alkenyl ketones in good yields, which correspond to formal Michaeladdition products. In a similar manner, 1,4-propargylation of propargylindiums onto the sulfonium saltsproduced the corresponding silyl enol ethers of
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,
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-alkynyl ketones in good yields. Organoindium reagentsderived from
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-substituted propargyl bromide and indium afforded the corresponding silyl enol ethers of
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-allenyl ketones in good yields. The reaction proceeds via an addition-substitution mechanism involvingthe formation of allylic sulfonium salts. The presence of the intermediate sulfonium salt was confirmed byobservation of the low-temperature
1H NMR spectra.