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Thioacetals and hemithioacetals

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The article describes the formation of thioacetals as follows:

RSH + R'CHO → R'CH(OH)SR

If thioacetals are the thio equivalents of acetals, however, they should have the general formula R'CH(OR)SR, not R'CH(OH)SR. The latter would be a thiohemiacetal, would it not?

Ben 14:14, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]