ACTIVATION AND FACILE DEALKYLATION OF MONOOXIDES OF 2,2'-BIS(ALKYLTHIO)BIPHENYL WITH TRIFLIC ANHYDRIDE VIA DITHIADICATIONS - A NEW METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF THIASULFONIUM SALTS
H. Shima et al., ACTIVATION AND FACILE DEALKYLATION OF MONOOXIDES OF 2,2'-BIS(ALKYLTHIO)BIPHENYL WITH TRIFLIC ANHYDRIDE VIA DITHIADICATIONS - A NEW METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF THIASULFONIUM SALTS, Tetrahedron letters, 37(5), 1996, pp. 667-670
Monooxides of 2,2'-bis(alkylthio)biphenyl undergo facile monodealkylat
ion on treatment with triflic anhydride to afford the corresponding th
iasulfonium salts except bis(methylthio) derivative. The reaction proc
eeds via an initial formation of the corresponding dithiadications.