Phosphonic acids. VI. The reaction of trivalent phosphorus esters with organic disulfides

RG Harvey, HI Jacobson…

Index: Harvey,R.G. et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1963 , vol. 85, p. 1618 - 1623

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 40

Abstract

Organic disulfides react smoothly with triethyl phosphite (or dimethyl phenylphosphonite) in the presence of a free radical inhibitor to yield a thioether and an O, O, S-trisubstituted phosphorothioate (or analogous phosphonothioate) ester. Symmetrical aryl disulfides are more reactive than alkyl disulfides, and with the unsymmetrical disulfides studied the transformation takes place exothermically at room temperature. Benzoyl disul fide is ...