Download 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. ... A new, novel, rapid and simple method is described for the one-pot conversion of thiols to thiocyanates by use of in situ generated PPh 3 (SCN) 2 at room temperature. ... A novel method is described for the one-pot conversion of thiols to thiocyanates by use of in situ generated PPh 3 ...