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SUBMITTER: Croft RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5814735 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 20171220 4
3-Sulfanyl-oxetanes are presented as promising novel bioisosteric replacements for thioesters or benzyl sulfides. From oxetan-3-ols, a mild and inexpensive Li catalyst enables chemoselective C-OH activation and thiol alkylation. Oxetane sulfides are formed from various thiols providing novel motifs in new chemical space and specifically as bioisosteres for thioesters due to their similar shape and electronic properties. Under the same conditions, various π-activated secondary and tertiary alcoho ...[more]