S,S'-Bis(1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl) Dithiocarbonate: A New Esterification Reagent

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1987-28003

S,S'-Bis(1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl) dithiocarbonate is a useful reagent for the esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols, including lactonization.The reagent is conveniently prepared in good yield from 1-phenyl-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-tetrazole and trichloromethyl chloroformate (trichloromethyl carbonochloridate) in ethyl acetate in the presence of triethylamine.Its structure was confirmed by (13)C-NMR spectrometry and single-crystal X-ray analysis.