Does diatomic sulfur (S2) react as a free species?

K Steliou, P Salama, X Yu

Index: Steliou, Kosta; Salama, Paul; Yu, Xiaoping Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1992 , vol. 114, # 4 p. 1456 - 1462

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Abstract

Abstract: A detailed study into the design and synthesis of stable 1, 2-dithietane derivatives for the generation of diatomic sulfur (S,) was undertaken. Computer-aided evaluation of enthalpic differences was used to direct the synthesis of target compounds and, although all of the compounds calculated to afford S2 that were prepared did yield diatomic sulfur, an isolable 1, 2-dithietane other than dithiatopazine failed to materialize. The results of this ...