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[Post New] 11 Mar 2010 15:18:20 IST
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[Post New] 11 Mar 2010 16:13:36 IST
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Desulphurisation of thioketal takes place in presence of HgCl2 which gets converted to HgS, the reaction proceeds via formation of geminal dichloride which subsequently gets hydrolysed to form carbonyl compound.
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