Tetrahedron

Electrooxidative c s cleavages as a neutral deprotectioh for carboxylic acids

M Kimura, S Matsubara, Y Yamamoto, Y Sawaki

Index: Kimura; Matsubara; Yamamoto; Sawaki Tetrahedron, 1991 , vol. 47, # 4-5 p. 867 - 876

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Abstract

C S Bond cleavages of St-butyl thioates (1) and 4-methoxyphenylthiomethyl esters (2) are achieved electrochemically in an indirect and direct manner, respectively, in aqueous acetonitrile, affording an efficient method for deprotection of carboxylic acids under neutral conditions.