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A novel method for protection and deprotection of the carbonyl groups in 1,2-indanedione by conversion to dioxa-dithiapropellanes

  • Joseph Almog*
  • , Yirmi Zehavy
  • , Shmuel Cohen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

1,2-Indanedione reacts with two equivalents of 2-mercaptoethanol to produce, instead of the expected 1,2-bis(1,3-oxathiolane), a dioxa-dithia[4.4.3] propellane. Other 1,2-indanediones produce analogous compounds. The protecting groups are removed at room temperature with NBS in aqueous acetone, to produce the original diketone.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3285-3288
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume44
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Apr 2003

Keywords

  • 1,2-indanedione
  • 1,3-oxathiolanes
  • Deprotection
  • Dioxa-dithiapropellanes
  • Mercaptoethanol
  • Protection

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