Table 3

Entry	Substrate	Reagent	Product	Time (min)	Yield^b (%)
1		(CH₃CO)₂O		70	90
2		(CH₃CO)₂O		85	84
3		(CH₃CO)₂O		80	86
4		4-OMePhCOCl		95	87
5		PhCOCl		80	89
6		(CH₃CO)₂O		95	85
7		PhCOCl		90	83
8		PhCOCl		95	83
9		(CH₃CO)₂O		90	88
10		(CH₃CO)₂O		100	86
11		(CH₃CO)₂O		110	84
12	(CH₃)₃CH₂SH	PhCOCl		105	88

^aAll the products are known compounds and were characterized by comparison of their NMR spectral data and physical properties with those reported in the literature [11,27,30]. ^bIsolated yield

Table 3: Acylation of thiols in the presence of TBAOH (20% in water)^a.