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. ... Substituted 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones react with nucleophiles (alkoxides, thiolates) to give various reaction products depending on the nucleophiles and on the substituents on the 1,2-dithiole-3 -thione ring. The mechanistic aspects of these reactions are discussed.