(6) DD Reynolds, J, Am. Chem. kc.,? 9, 4951.(19.57). carbonate (11)(Eq. 1). The ease of this preparation suggested the possibility of the reaction of I1 with primary and secondary amines to form I without prior isolation of the ethylene sulfide (Eq. 2). This possibility was realized for moderately to strongly basic organic amines. The results obtained for a few representative examples are tabulated in Table I. The experimental procedure involved ...