5,5′-Thiobis(4-chloro-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione)

Abstract

3H-1,2-Dithiole-3-thiones are important compounds with many types of significant pharmacological activity. Although many derivatives of this class have been described in the literature, their thioethers have not previously been obtained. In this communication, it is shown that the reaction of 4,5-dichloro-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione with potassium isocyanate unexpectedly gave 5,5′-thiobis(4-chloro-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione). The structure of the synthesized compound was established by elemental analysis, high-resolution mass spectrometry, 13C NMR and IR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry.