Preparation of cyclic sulfites by transesterification of diols and diisopropyl sulfite

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919708003344

Cyclic sulfites of 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-diols can be prepared in high yield by acid or base catalyzed transesterification with diisopropyl sulfite.

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Preparation of Cyclic Sulfites
by Transesterification of
Diols and Diisopropyl Sulfite
Steven A. King a , Brenda Pipik a , David A.
Conlon a & M. Bhupathy a
a Department of Process Research , Merck
Research Laboratories , R80Y-355, P.O. Box
2000, Rahway, NJ, 07065-0900, USA
Published online: 20 Aug 2006.
To cite this article: Steven A. King , Brenda Pipik , David A. Conlon & M.
Bhupathy (1997) Preparation of Cyclic Sulfites by Transesterification of Diols
and Diisopropyl Sulfite, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal
for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 27:4, 701-707, DOI:
10.1080/00397919708003344
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