title: Recent developments of ketene dithioacetal chemistry.
abstract: Ketene dithioacetals are versatile intermediates in organic synthesis. Extensive research, since the last decade, has given rise to new prospects in their chemistry. The objective of this review is twofold: first, to highlight the new prospects in the chemistry of functionalized ketene dithioacetals, and second, to provide an intrinsic link between ketene dithioacetal groups and a variety of other functional groups, which has brought out many new facts that will assist in future designs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130024, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xihe
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu