S,S-dimethyl dithiocarbonate: A novel carbonyl dication synthon in the synthesis of ketones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(98)00544-4

We report herein the use of DMDTC as an effective carbonyl dication equivalent in ketone synthesis. According to our strategy, we also successfully devised a synthetic pathway for S-methyl (trimethylsilyl)thioacetate which may be a potentially useful synthetic reagent in organic synthesis.