Tetrahedron Letters

Cis-selectivity of the kinetic deprotonation of dithiopropanoates

P Beslin, P Metzner, Y Vallée, J Vialle

Index: Beslin, Pierre; Metzner, Patrick; Vallee, Yannick; Vialle, Jean Tetrahedron Letters, 1983 , vol. 24, # 34 p. 3617 - 3620

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Abstract

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. ... Deprotonation of dithiopropanoates with LDA in THF solution at −78°C afforded chiefly the cis lithium thioenolate in contrast with the trans enolization of most of carbonyl compounds. The cis geometry was proved by a thio-Claisen rearrangement.