Qian Chen, Guodian Yu, Xiaofeng Wang, Yulin Huang, Yan Yan and Yanping Huo
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2018,16, 4086-4089
DOI:
10.1039/C8OB00877A,
Communication
An efficient halogen-free Cs2CO3-promoted methylene insertion into disulfide bonds has been achieved using acetone as a methylene source under mild conditions. This method provides a convenient and practical route to dithioacetals in up to 96% yield with good functional group compatibility.