α,α-diacetyl ketene thioacetals had been investigated as odorless thiol equivalents in thia-Michael addition reaction.Under solvent-free conditions,a series of reactions between α,α-diacetyl ketene thioacetals and α,β-unsaturated ketones were carried out promoting by concentrated hydrochloric acid.The corresponding thia-Michael adducts in high yields were obtained.Furthermore,a mechanism for this thia-Michael addition reaction was proposed preliminary.
