A NOVEL ELECTROSYNTHESIS OF α,α-DIMETHOXYALKANOATES FROM α-(2-BENZOTHIAZOLYLTHIO)ALKANOATES

Abstract An efficient preparation of α,α-dimethoxyalkanoates (2) has been performed by electrolytic desulfurization of α-(2-benzothiazolylthio) alkanoates (1) in MeOH containing CuCl2 as a catalytic additive, yielding 2 (94–57%) together with disulfide 3 (88–48%).