Conversion of Hydroxyl Groups in Alcohols to Other Functional Groups with N-Hydroxy-2-thiopyridone, and Its Application to Dialkylamines and Thiols

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.64.57

The radical decarboxylation reaction of N-alkoxyoxalyloxy-2-thiopyridone which was prepared by the reaction of alcohol, oxalyl chloride, and N-hydroxy-2-thiopyridone was studied both in the absence and presence of olefinic compounds.The same reactions with olefinic and acetylenic alcohols gave the corresponding lactone derivatives.On the other hand the unsymmetrical alkyl 2-pyridyl disulfides were obtained by the same reaction with aliphatic thiols.