Two dialkoxy disulfides 2 and 3 have been synthesized in respectable yields. The behaviour of 2 and 3 under thermal and photolytic conditions has been examined and we report the first examples of S-2 liberation from aliphatic dialkoxy disulfides. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Two dialkoxy disulfides 2 and 3 have been synthesized in respectable yields. The behaviour of 2 and 3 under thermal and photolytic conditions has been examined and we report the first examples of S-2 liberation from aliphatic dialkoxy disulfides. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.