1997 dithiane derivatives

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42 - 192Sulfuration of Dienes with Elemental Sulfur. — 1,3-Conjugateddienes (I) react with elemental sulfur to give a mixture of the disulfides (II) andpolysulfides. In the presence of triphenylphosphine the polysulfides are almostquantitatively converted to (II). — (RYS, A. Z.; HARPP, D. N.; TetrahedronLett. 38 (1997) 28, 4931-4934; Dep. Chem., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que. H3A2K6, Can.; EN)

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