Reactions of (alkoxydichloromethy1) polysulfanes with N-methylaniline can be rationalized by a" carbamoyl" route where the alkoxydichloromethyl group behaves via loss of alkyl chloride as a" masked" acid chloride or by a" sulfenyl" route which reflects fragmentation of the (alkoxydichloromethy1) polysulfanyl functionality into the corresponding alkoxy (thiocarbony1) and sulfenyl components (cf. Scheme I). Application of this and related ...
