Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The conversion of a wide variety of halides to thioesters by reaction with potassium thiocetate under mild conditions is described, and the generality of the method is demonstrated. ... The conversion of a wide variety of halides to thioesters by reaction with thioacetate under ...