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Dithioester 10 was synthesized in 6 steps from tricarbonyl(diene)iron
complex 3. Compound 10 is not only a key intermediate for the synthesi
s of methyl lipoate (13) but could also be of interest for the prepara
tion of various labelled compounds and structural analogues.