Summary: 1-Benzoyl-2-methyl-3, 4-dihydro-2-thianaphthalene(4a) underwent novel intermolecular 1, 4-rearrangement in refluxing toluene to give an enol ether 5z while rearrangement of 2-phenyl derivative 4e proceeded intramolecularly in refluxing xylene to afford a 1, 4-rearranged enol ether 5b. 5 the other hand, ylides 4a-e were refluxed in alcohols to afford some ring-opened products 10_12.