M. Porter, F. Saez, Amandeep K Sandhu
Jan 30, 2006
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Tetrahedron
Abstract
Abstract tert -Butyl 2-hydroxyalkyl sulfides, prepared by reaction of epoxides with 2-methylpropane-2-thiol, are converted directly to 1,3-oxathiolanes upon treatment with pivalaldehyde and boron trifluoride diethyl etherate in the presence of thioanisole.