Facile Conversion of Dithioesters into Carboxylic Acids or Esters Using Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide
Fabienne Grellepois*, Charles Portella
*CNRS UMR 6229, UFR des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles,
Bātiment 18, BP 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France, Email: fabienne.grellepois
univ-reims.fr
F. Grellepois, C. Portella, Synthesis, 2008, 3443-3446.
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Abstract
Simple, mild, and environmentally friendly procedures for the direct conversion of dithioesters into either carboxylic acids or esters using hydrogen peroxide under alkaline conditions are described.
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Key Words
desulfurization, oxidation, peroxides, hydrogen peroxide, dithioesters, carboxylic acids, esters
ID: J66-Y2008-3230
