Talk:Thioacetal
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Thioacetals and hemithioacetals
[edit]The article describes the formation of thioacetals as follows:
- RSH + R'CHO → R'CH(OH)SR
If thioacetals are the thio equivalents of acetals, however, they should have the general formula R'CH(OR)SR, not R'CH(OH)SR. The latter would be a thiohemiacetal, would it not?