Reactivity of Ketones: Do They React with Thio Alcohols?

[chaoseverlasting]

Do ketones react with thio alcohols?

I was studying the protection of carbonyls through acetals, and in my notes, I'd written down that ketones don't react with monohydric alcohols. Do they react with thio alcohols?

 

[chemisttree]

Ketones do indeed react with alcohols. The product is a ketal under acidic conditions. Thiols react as well to produce thioketals. One protection group for ketones is 1,3-dithiopropane. The cyclic thioketal is the protected group stable to base and easily removed by acid.