A facile method for the synthesis of diacyl disulfides

…, XT Liu, Q Li, Q Huang, LL Kong

Index: Jia, Xue-Shun; Liu, Xiao-Tao; Li, Qing; Huang, Qing; Kong, Ling-Long Journal of Chemical Research, 2006 , # 8 p. 547 - 548

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Abstract

A facile method for the synthesis of diacyl disulfides is reported. Sulfur is reduced with samarium diiodide at room temperature to give samarium disulfides, which react with acyl chlorides in the presence of HMPA to afford the corresponding diacyl disulfides in high yields.