α-Oxo Ketene Dithioacetal Chemistry. 3. A Regio- and Stereospecific Lithium Aluminum Hydride Reduction Resulting in the Formation of Stereochemically Defined β-Alkyl γ-Bis(methylthio Alcohols

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00190a040

α-Oxo ketene dithioacetals are regio- and stereospecifically reduced via a novel reduction process to yield diastereomerically pure threo β-alkyl γ-bis(methylthio) alcohols in high yield.