Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Deprotection of carbonyl croups by anodic oxidation of dithioacetals : A key step in the synthesis of α-diones, α-ketols and chiral synthons. ... The anodic oxidation of α-keto and α-hydroxythloacetals provides an efficient way for the regeneration of α-diones and α-ketols, specially in the ...