An efficient rearrangement of secondary alkyl S-methyl xanthates by trimethylaluminum (TMA)

DHR Barton, SY Choi

Index: Barton, Derek H. R.; Choi, Seung-Yong Tetrahedron Letters, 1996 , vol. 37, # 16 p. 2695 - 2698

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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 rearrangement of secondary S-methyl xanthales to S-methyl dithiocarbonates at room temperature using trimethylaluminum has been studied. This reaction affords an efficient and simple method for converting secondary alcohols to thiols. ... Rearrangement of secondary S-methyl ...