Boric Acid Catalysed Mild and Efficient Method for the Synthesis of Thiiranes from Oxiranes
1Department of Chemistry, Satavahana University, Karimnagar - 505 001 (India).
2Department of Chemistry, Kakatiya University, Warangal - 506 009 (India).
Oxiranes are efficiently converted to the corresponding thiiranes by potassium thiocyanate in the presence of catalytic amounts of B(OH)3 with excellent yield under mild and non-aqueous conditions.
KEYWORDS:Boricacid; thiiranes; potassium thiocyanate; oxiranees







