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Synthesis 1992; 1992(5): 451-452
DOI: 10.1055/s-1992-26132
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An Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of 1,2-Benzenedithiol from Benzenethiol

Dean M. Giolando* , Kristin Kirschbaum
  • *Department of Chemistry, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390, USA
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17 September 2002 (online)

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1,2-Benzenedithiol (3) can be prepared on a molar scale and isolated in 96% yield by a convenient one-pot procedure starting from benzenethiol. This method utilizes recent discoveries on the formation of dilithium 1,2-benzenedithiolate (2) via directed ortho-lithiation of lithium benzenethiolate.

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