A novel method for the synthesis of thioacetates using benzyltriethyl- ammonium tetrathiomolybdate and acetic anhydride

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-0028-1083517

Herein we report a simple and efficient methodology for the synthesis of thioacetates using benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate and acetic anhydride as the key reagents, starting from alkyl halides in a multistep, tandem reaction process. Its application in the synthesis of orthogonally protected cysteine and anomeric β-thioglycosides has also been demonstrated.