Information AboutThioacetal |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT THIOACETAL | |
| functional groups | |
| organosulfur compounds | |
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This is an important reaction, as going from an aldehyde / ketone to a thioacetal inverts the Polarity at the functionalised Carbon atom. Thioacetals are Nucleophilic whereas the starting Carbonyl containing compound was not. This is a case of Umpolung . |
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