Abstract
Zinc dichromate trihydrate (ZnCr2O7 · 3H2O) is an efficient oxidizing agent for the immediate deprotection of 1,3‐dithianes, 1,3‐dithiolanes, and dibutyl dithioacetals to their corresponding carbonyl compounds in non‐aqueous and aprotic conditions at room temperature.
Acknowledgment
We thank Shiraz University Research Council for the partial support of this study.