Chemistry Letters, Vol.35, No.11, 1262-1263, 2006
Oxalic acid-catalyzed reaction of alcohols with NaSCN: The effects of additives NaI and I-2
Oxalic acid-mediated conversion of alcohols to thiocyante and/or isothiocyanate is described. Aliphatic tertiary alcohols give isothiocyanate by the reaction with NaSCN in the presence of 12, whereas they give thiocyanate without it.