Versatile Synthesis of Secondary 2‐Amino Thiols and/or Their Disulfides via Thiazolinium Salts

Abstract

Abstract Commercially available β‐amino alcohols have been transformed into various secondary β‐amino thiols and/or their disulfides by using methyl dithioacetate as a source of sulfur. The transformation involves a thiazolinium salt as a versatile key intermediate, which enables easy modulation of the product structure by varying the substituents on the heterocycle and the N ‐alkylating agent.(© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)