Chutima KuhakarnNakin SurapanichSiriporn KamtonwongManat PohmakotrVichai ReutrakulMahidol University2018-05-032018-05-032011-10-01European Journal of Organic Chemistry. No.29 (2011), 5911-5918109906901434193X2-s2.0-80053963296https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/11691Bromodifluoro(phenylsulfanyl)methane undergoes a Friedel-Crafts-type alkylation, through α-fluorocarbocations, with activated aromatic compounds yielding thioesters and/or benzophenones. The methodology has been applied to the synthesis of naturally occurring xanthone derivatives. © 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Mahidol UniversityChemistryFriedel-crafts-type alkylation with bromodifluoro(phenylsulfanyl)methane through α-fluorocarbocations: Syntheses of thioesters, benzophenones and xanthonesArticleSCOPUS10.1002/ejoc.201100715