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an under mild conditions in the presence of catalytic amount of vanadyl(IV)
acetate to afford the corresponding tetrahydropyranyl ethers in good to ex
cellent yields at a faster rate for the first time in a novel heterogeneous
medium. This methodology marks the first report of catalytic tetrahydropyr
anylation of thiols. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.