Sulfur allotrope chemistry - S10 an effective two-sulfur transfer reagent

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01657-3

The chemistry of one of the sulfur allotropes has been investigated. Cyclodecasulfur (S₁₀) reacts with conjugated 1,3-dienes and strained olefins to deliver cyclic di- and polysulfides with a better selectivity and under milder conditions than with elemental sulfur (S₈). A radical mechanism is proposed for these sulfuration reactions.