M. Ide et al., GENERATION OF 2-SUBSTITUTED-2-METALLO-1,3-DITHIANES AND THEIR COUPLING WITH 1,2-DISUBSTITUTED EPOXIDES AT ROOM-TEMPERATURE, Synlett, (8), 1998, pp. 936
2-Substituted-1,3-dithianes were subjected to lithiation by n-BuLi at
room temperature and the resulting anions reacted with 1,2-disubstitut
ed epoxides at room temperature, giving the coupling products in satis
factory yield. In addition, a mixed organometallic reagent, n-BuLi/Bu2
Mg, was found to be an effective metallation reagent for 2-substituted
-1,3-dithianes.