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. ... A series α-hydroxyalkyldithiolanes were reacted with a mixture of triphenylphosphine, diethyl azodicarboxylate and hydrazoic acid to give 2-azido-1,4-dithianes stereoselectively. Reduction of the azido group to an amine resulted in racemisation. ... Shorter reaction times ...