Synthesis 2004(6): 828-830  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-822317
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Scandium Chloride-Catalyzed Chemoselective Thioacetalization of Aldehydes

Surya Kanta De*
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Received 1 December 2003
Publication Date:
23 March 2004 (online)

Abstract

A wide variety of acyclic and cyclic dithioacetals can be prepared chemoselectively from the corresponding aldehydes by employing a catalytic amount of scandium chloride in acetonitrile at room temperature.