Fascinating Organosulfur Functionalities: Polychalcogens as Diatomic Sulfur Sources

Recent work on the chemistry of dialkoxy disulfides is summarized. It includes various aspects of their structure and relationship to the isomeric thionosulfites as well as their use as diatomic sulfur precursors. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 18:449–459, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20341

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