Abstract
The title compounds which are interesting synthetic intermediates are now available by several recent methods, for instance:
Double α-sulfenylation of carbonyl compounds or their derivatives, followed by exchange of thioalkyl (or thioaryl) groups by alkoxy groups(1) | |||||
Alkylation of lithium derivatives of the imine or hydrazone of pyruvic aldehyde dimethyl acetal(2) | |||||
Reaction of acetals of α-keto-esters(3) or α-keto-amides(4) with organometallic reagents |