SERENDIPITOUS SYNTHESIS OF ALKYL TRIMETHYLSILYLDITHIOFORMATES BY TRAPPING OF BIS(TRIMETHYLSILYL)THIONE WITH ALKANESULFENIC ACIDS. SYNTHESIS OF BIS- AND TRIS(TRIMETHYLSILYL)METHANETHIOLS.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)95068-8

Tris(trimethylsilyl)methanethiol, prepared from tris(trimethylsilyl)methane, can be easily converted into bis(trimethylsilyl)methanethiol and this to bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl alkanethiosulfinate esters; the latter upon heating afford alkyl trimethylsilyldithioformates via bis(trimethylsilyl)thione, which can be trapped with dienes.