Conversion of alcohols to thiols via tosylate intermediates

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 4, 2003, Pages 509-512

  Snow, Arthur W ^a   Foos, Edward E ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Esters; Ethyleneglycol oligomer; Thiols; Thiourea

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; DIMERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

TETRAMERS;

ALCOHOLS;

4 HYDROXYPHENETHYL THIOL; ALCOHOL; ETHYLENE OXIDE; OLIGOMER; SURFACTANT; TETRAMER; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; HYDROPHILICITY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037244480     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37650     Document Type: Article

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