S-Phenyl thioacetate (1) quantitatively reacted with 1/2 mole of bromine (or chlorine), yielding acetyl bromide (or chloride) and phenyl disulfide. With iodine, 1 formed a complex, which reacted with an alcohol (MeOH, Me3CCH2OH, PhCH2OH), forming the corresponding ester; a catalytic amount of iodine was sufficient for this transesterification. 1 reacted quantitatively with 1-chlorobenzotriazole. The reaction of 1 with t-butyl hypochlorite yielded t-butyl acetate (70%) and acetyl chloride(30%).
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