Arenecarbodithioates, vinyl

The above-mentioned (9-deoxyribosyl thiobenzoate (c/. equation 39) was obtained from 1,5-protected deoxyribose and phenyl dithiobenzoate. ° Also vinyl arenecarbodithioates were shown to be applicable for the synthesis of thioxoesters." ... 

The highly activated sodium salts of carboxymethyl carbodithioates, which can be easily obtained by alkylation of sodium carbodithioates with bromoacetic acid, - have especially found application for the thioacylation of thiols. - Since the products are insoluble in water, the equilibrium reaction (equation 63) is shifted to the product side. Also vinyl arenecarbodithioates are reactive enough to be in-terconverted with potassium alkanethiolates. ... 

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