Raney nickel desulfurization

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In organosulfur compound: Reactions
Raney nickel desulfurization was a key step in first establishing the structure of penicillin. The high polarizability of sulfur stabilizes a negative charge on the carbon adjacent to divalent sulfur, as in RSCH₂₋(usually as α-lithium sulfides, RSCH₂Li), which proves useful in organic synthesis through nucleophilic…
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