An Effective and Selective Synthesis of Sterically Crowded Benzotrithioles from Benzodithiastannoles via Benzotrithiole 2-Oxides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1994.507

Sterically crowded benzotrithioles were efficiently and selectively prepared by the reduction of corresponding benzotrithiole 2-oxides which were readily obtained on treatment of benzodithiastannoles, synthetic equivalents of benzenedithiols, with thionyl chloride.