Tetrahedron letters

Mild and efficient methods for the conversion of benzylic bromides to benzylic thiols

CC Han, R Balakumar

Index: Tetrahedron Letters, , vol. 47, # 47 p. 8255 - 8258

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Abstract

... Tetrahedron Letters. Volume 47, Issue 47, 20 November 2006, Pages 8255–8258. ... After the reaction mixture was stirred for a sufficient time (∼0.5 h for entries 5–8), an equal volume of methanol can then be added as a cosolvent (or as a promoter) to initiate the deacetylation step ...