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Synlett 1998; 1998(7): 739-740
DOI: 10.1055/s-1998-1756
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Tungsten Hexachloride (WCl6) as an Efficient Catalyst for Chemoselective Dithioacetalization of Carbonyl Compounds and Transthioacetalization of Acetals

Habib Firouzabadi* , Nasser Iranpoor, Babak Karimi
  • *Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran; Fax +98(071)20027
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31 December 2000 (online)

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A variety of aldehydes, ketones and O,O-acetals were efficiently converted to the corresponding 1,3-dithianes and 1,3-dithiolanes by using catalytic amounts of tungsten hexachloride (WCl6) in CH2Cl2 under mild conditions.

dithioacetalization - thioacetals - tungsten hexachloride - carbonyl compounds - transthioacetalization - protection