MONOTHIOACETALIZATION OF ACETALS USING DIETHYLALUMINIUM THIOPHENOXIDE

Abstract
Reactions of diethylaluminium thiophenoxide (Et2AlSPh) with acetals of several types, in which acyclic, cyclic, and bicyclic ones are involved, were examined in comparison with the known reaction using thiophenol in the presence of Lewis acid and found to provide a new and efficient method for preparation of monothioacetals.