The Formation of 1,2-Bis(alkylthio)-1,2-diphenylethanes by the Lithium Diisopropylamide-induced Fragmentation of Dibenzyl Disulfide Followed by the Trapping with Some Alkyl Halides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.57.1423

It was found that dibenzyl disulfide undergoes lithium diisopropylamide-induced fragmentation to afford several intermediate species which, on trapping with alkyl halides, lead to the formation of 1,2-bis(alkylthio)-1,2-diphenylethanes and α-alkylbenzyl alkyl sulfides.