Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.7, 632-633, 2001
New synthesis of pinacols by oxidative coupling mediated by 1,2-disulfides as dehydrogenating reagents under irradiation
A new procedure for the synthesis of pinacols is established by way of oxidative coupling reaction of benzylethers with a thiyl radical, a hydrogen acceptor, generated from disulfide under UV irradiation.