Compound 2a was prepared in 83-90% yield by lithium triethylborohydride reduction of elemental sulfur in tet-rahydrofuran (THF) followed by the addition of a slight excess of chlorotrimethylsilane. The addition was quite exothermic, with reaction being complete after 1 h at room temperature. This was in marked contrast to the much slower reaction of commercially available dilithium sulfide with chlorotrimethylsilane in refluxing THF, which ...