Regioselective reaction of epoxides with disulfides using Zn/AlCl 3 system: A simple synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 3103-3108

  Movassagh, B ^a   Sobhani, S ^b   Kheirdoush, F ^b   Fadaei, Z ^c  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Jahad Daneshgahi ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

Hydroxy sulfides; Disulfides; Epoxides; Regioselective; Zinc thiolate

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; BETA HYDROXYSULFIDE; DISULFIDE; EPOXIDE; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PURIFICATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0042835755     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-120023422     Document Type: Article

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