title: Nitroketene acetal chemistry. 3. Facile synthesis of nitroacetic acid triarylmethyl ortho esters from 1,1-di(methylsulfanyl)-2-nitroethylene.
abstract: The reaction of 1,1-di(methylsulfanyl)-2-nitroethylene, benzyl alcohols, and sodium hydride furnishes crystalline triarylmethyl ortho esters of nitroacetic acid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605 014, India. hspr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H Surya Prakash
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sivakumar