Synthesis 2007(3): 363-366  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965873
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A Novel and Efficient Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Disulfides

Sylwia Antoniow, Dariusz Witt*
Department of Organic Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland
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Publication History

Received 17 October 2006
Publication Date:
08 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

Unsymmetrical disulfides have been prepared from the corresponding thiols and bis-(5,5-dimethyl-2-thiono-1,3,2-dioxa­phosphorinanyl)disulfide under mild conditions with good to ex­cellent yields. The method can be applied to thiols bearing neutral, aromatic, basic or acidic functionalities with variable length of carbon chain.