It was found that sodium salt of 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-thione 1,1-dioxide (thiosaccharin) readily reacted with alkyl halide affording 3-(alkylthio)-1,2-benzisothiazole 1,1-dioxide, which very smoothly produced the corresponding alkanethiol by the reaction with piperidine in almost quantitative yield.
It was found that sodium salt of 1,2-benzisothiazole-3(2H)-thione 1,1-dioxide (thiosaccharin) readily reacted with alkyl halide affording 3-(alkylthio)-1,2-benzisothiazole 1,1-dioxide (3). Treatment of 3 with piperidine produces the corresponding alkanethiol in situ quantitatively and subsequent treatment with various electrophiles gives the corresponding sulfides and thiocarboxylic S-esters in good yields.