Hj. Shine, OXYGEN-TRANSFER FROM ALCOHOLS TO THE THIANTHRENE CATION-RADICAL, Phosphorus, sulfur and silicon and the related elements, 95-6(1-4), 1994, pp. 429-430
Thianthrene cation radical (Th-.+) reacts cleanly with alcohols and di
ols in acetonitrile solution containing a hindered base. Products from
Th-.+ are thianthrene and thianthrene 5-oxide. Other products vary wi
th the structure of the alcohol and diol.