On the mechanism of reduction of dithiocarbonates (xanthates) with tributylstannane

  • Derek H.R. Barton
  • , David Crich
  • , Antonius Löbberding
  • , Samir Z. Zard

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Abstract

Competition experiments with various dithiocarbonates show that the deoxygenation occurs by addition of stannyl radicals to give (2) followed by fragmentation rather than by direct SH2 attack on sulphide sulphur.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)646-647
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1985
Externally publishedYes

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