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Eschenmoser Sulfide Contraction
Mechanism of the Eschenmoser Sulfide Contraction
Original publication
Helv. Chim. Acta. 1971, 54, 710.
Review
Sample reactions
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P(OEt)3
Xylene(s)
125 °C, , 85% (2 steps)
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P(CH2CH2CN)3
MeNO2
,
CF3CO2H
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Ph3P
CH2Cl2
,
CF3CO2H
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NaHCO3
CH2Cl2
Reflux