Background
Type: Article

Antimony trichloride; a mild, efficient and convenient catalyst for conversion of oxiranes to thiiranes under non-aqueous conditions

Journal: Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section B Organic and Medicinal Chemistry (03764699)Year: 1999/05/01Volume: Issue: 5
Mohammadpoor Baltork I.a Khosropoor A.R.
Language: English

Abstract

Oxiranes are converted to their corresponding thiiranes in excellent yields (95-98%) using ammoniun thiocyanate and catalytic amounts of antimony trichloride.


Author Keywords

antimony derivativeethylene oxide derivativethiocyanic acid derivative