Abstract
An eco-friendly, easily achievable and efficient strategy has been explored to synthesize functionalized bisthioglycolic acids using a variety of aldehydes and thioglycolic acid. The employed protocol is solvent free and provides the desirable products in excellent yields (90–99%) with atom economy. Besides, cost effectiveness, short reaction times and milder reaction conditions are among other captivating benefits of the reported methodology.
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Acknowledgment
I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala 144 601, Punjab, is acknowledged for providing research facilities.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).