Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Disulfides were obtained by the reaction of thiocyanates with equivalent SmI 2 . Smarium thiolates were generated by the reaction of an equivalent of thiocyanates with two equivalents of SmI 2 , and then reacted smoothly with acyl chlorides to give thiolesters.