Journal of Sulfur Chemistry

The synthesis of polymeric sulfides by reaction of dihaloalkanes with sodium sulfide

K Smith, GA El-Hiti, AJ Al-Zuhairi

Index: Smith, Keith; El-Hiti, Gamal A.; Al-Zuhairi, Ali J. Journal of Sulfur Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 32, # 6 p. 521 - 531

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Abstract

Several poly (alkylene sulfide) s have been synthesized in excellent yields from reactions of α, ω-dibromo-and/or α, ω-dichloroalkanes with sodium sulfide nonahydrate under reflux conditions. The procedure is general, simple and convenient for the production of various poly (alkylene sulfide) s and the way reaction parameters influence the properties of the polymers formed has been examined.