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A rapid, efficient and selective conversion of aldehydes and acetals to their 1, 3-dithiane derivatives with 2, 2-dimethyl-2-sila-1, 3-dithiane

JA Soderquist, EI Miranda

Index: Soderquist, John A.; Miranda, Edgar I. Tetrahedron Letters, 1986 , vol. 27, # 52 p. 6305 - 6306

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Abstract

Abstract Aldehydes and acetals are cleanly and rapidly converted to the corresponding dithianes with 2, 2-dimethyl-2-sila-1, 3-dithiane and stoichiometric amounts of boron trifluoride etherate even in the presence of ketones, which do not react competitively with the reagent.