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Anodic oxidation of 2-alkyl-2-trialkylsilyl-1, 3-dithianes a facile preparation of acylsilanes

K Suda, J Watanabe, T Takanami

Index: Suda, Kohji; Watanabe, Jun-Ichi; Takanami, Toshikatsu Tetrahedron Letters, 1992 , vol. 33, # 10 p. 1355 - 1356

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Abstract

Abstract Acylsilanes can easily be prepared by the anodic oxidation of 2-alkyl-2-trialkylsilyl- 1, 3-dithianes with a platinum anode in wet acetonitrile. This electrochemical reaction provides a general and convenient access to aroyl, saturated and α, β-unsaturated acylsilanes.