The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Bis (trialkylsilyl) chalcogenides. 1. Preparation and reduction of group VIA oxides

MR Detty, MD Seidler

Index: Detty, Michael R.; Seidler, Mark D. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1982 , vol. 47, # 7 p. 1354 - 1356

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Citation Number: 118

Abstract

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 ...