- Thioketal
A thioketal in
chemistry is thesulfur analogue of aketal with one of theoxygen replaced by sulfur. A dithioketal has both oxygenes replaced by sulfur.Thioketals can be obtanined by reagating
ketones oraldehydes with thioles.Ketones can be reducated at neutral pH using the thioketal method. The thioketal prepared from the ketone can be easyly reduced by catalytic hydrogenation.
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Thioacetal
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