Chemistry Letters, Vol.35, No.5, 542-543, 2006
Microwave-mediated efficient protection of carbonyl compounds as 1,3-oxathiolanes in the presence of iodine under solvent free condition
A mild, efficient, and solvent free protocol for conversion of aldehydes and ketones into their corresponding 1,3-oxathiolanes using 2-mercaptoethanol in the presence of catalytic amount of elemental iodine is reported.