Exploiting the 1,3-dithiane of 2-oxopropanenitrile oxide to limit competing dimerization in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)00275-X

The 1,3-dithiane of 2-oxopropanenitrile oxide is less prone to dimerization than the parent compound and, as a consequence, it undergoes more efficient cycloaddition reactions with a range of mono- and 1,1- and 1,2-di-substituted alkenes.