Rj. Linderman et al., SYNTHESIS OF TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENES VIA NUCLEOPHILIC-ADDITION OF HARPPSREAGENT TO CYCLIC CARBONATES - APPLICATION TOWARD THE SYNTHESIS OF BREYNOLIDE, Tetrahedron letters, 35(36), 1994, pp. 6639-6642
A method for the conversion of a triol to a tetrahydrothiophene is des
cribed in which the key step involves ring cleavage of a cyclic carbon
ate with loss of carbon dioxide.