Scope and limitation of the [1,2]-phenylsulfanyl (PhS) migration in the synthesis of tetrahydrofurans and tetrahydropyrans from common triol precursors
Abstract
Triols containing three secondary hydroxy groups were rearranged using either (i) toluene-p-sulfonic acid or (ii) trimethyl orthoacetate–pyridinium toluene-p-sulfonate followed by toluene-p-sulfonic acid