ORGLIST: Reduction of ozonides to aldehydes

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From: Terje Didriksen (terje.didriksen$##$kjemi.uio.no)
Date: Wed Sep 15 1999 - 04:25:29 EDT

Jack Sullivan writes:
> I'm interested in avoiding dimethyl sulfide & other odorous reductants
> like thiourea. Current possibilities are sodium sulfite, NaI, & zinc
> dust/acetic acid.
>
> Is anyone aware of any recent developments in this area?

3,3'-Thiodipropionic acid and its salts have been reported to be
effective quench reagents in this reaction.[1] They are odorless,
and their oxidation products may be removed by water extraction.

1. R.B. Appel, L.A. Tomlinson and I. Hill, Synth. Comm. 25 (1995) 3589.

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