Selective synthesis of isomeric dithioglycerols

…, VA Grabel'nykh, EN Sukhomazova…

Index: Levanova; Grabel'nykh; Sukhomazova; Zemirova; Russavskaya; Albanov; Klyba; Zhanchipova; Korchevin Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008 , vol. 44, # 10 p. 1428 - 1433

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Abstract

Abstract Reactions of 2, 3-dibromopropan-1-ol and 1, 3-dichloropropan-2-ol with elemental sulfur activated in the system hydrazine hydrate-2-aminoethanol at 30–35° C gave oligomeric polysulfides which were subjected to reductive cleavage with formation of individual dithioglycerol isomers. Activation of sulfur with the use of alkali gives rise to mixtures of isomeric products.