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• 931-59-9 benzenesulfenyl chloride 
• 882-33-7 diphenyldisulfane 
• 58749-30-7 (3-phenylpropane-1,1-diyl)bis(phenylsulfane) 
• 917-54-4 methyllithium 
• 1060646-10-7 methyl 6-phenyl-2,4,4-tris(phenylthio)hexanoate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Phenylthio Migrations in the Rearrangement of 2,4,4-Tris(phenylthio)butanols

2,4,4-Tris(phenylthio)butanols rearranged by a -PhS shift to give and E,Z mixture of vinyl sulfides with thionyl chloride but only the Z isomer with toluene-p-sulfonic acid.The -PhS shift occured only if another PhS group was present β to the hydroxyl group.The mechanism and scope of the reaction and the preparation of 2,4,4-tris(phenylthio)butanols via Michael addition of dithioacetal nucleophiles to methyl crotonate followed by α-sulfenylation is reported.