Conversion of organic halides to disulfanes using KCN and CS2, By Mohammad Abbasi

Research

Title	Conversion of organic halides to disulfanes using KCN and CS2
Type	Article
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Journal	TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
DOI	—
Researchers	Mohammad Abbasi (First researcher) , Najmeh Nowrouzi (Second researcher) ,

Abstract

A sulfur transfer reagent was produced in situ upon stirring a mixture of KCN and CS2 in DMF at r.t. for 15 min, which after heating with an alkyl halide or aryl halide and CuI gave the corresponding symmetric dialkyl or diaryl disulfide, spectively, in high to excellent yields.