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Thiol esters in organic synthesis XVII. S,S'-diethyl dithiomalonate as masked ethanol carbanion and 1,3-diol equivalent in the Knoevenagel condensation
Rose,Liu
, p. 2089 - 2095 (1991)
S,S'-Diethyl dithiomalonate (1) has been shown to be a useful reagent in the Knoevenagel condensation with aldehydes, using DABCO as the base. The resultant products can be reduced either to 1,3-diols by use of sodium borohydride or to ethanol derivatives using Raney Nickel.