Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Aliphatic primary amines reacted with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole in the presence of t-butylnitrite at room temperature to give condensation products, 2-(alkylthio)benzothiazole. ... Thiols react with nitrosating reagents to give unstable thionitrites(RS-NO), which decompose ...