Evaluate the effectiveness of Raney nickel in converting thioacetals to alkanes.

Raney nickel oxidizes thioacetals to alcohols by removing sulfur.

Raney nickel effectively reduces thioacetals to alkanes by replacing sulfur with hydrogen.

Raney nickel transforms thioacetals into ethers by reducing sulfur.

Raney nickel converts thioacetals to ketones by hydrogenating sulfur.