Nucleophile Acylierung mit 2-Lithium-1,3-dithianen bzw. -1,3,5-trithianen1,2,3

Preparative aspects of the chemistry of 2-lithium-1,3-dithianes and 2-lithium-1,3,5-trithianes are surveyed. In particular, nucleophillic acylation reactions using the mentioned lithium derivatives are discussed.