Six-Membered Cyclic Amidines as Efficient Catalysts for the Synthesis of Cyclic Dithiocarbonates from Carbon Disulfide and Epoxides under Mild Conditions

Abstract

Six-membered cyclic amidines effectively catalyzed the reaction of carbon disulfide with epoxides under mild conditions, such as atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature, to give the corresponding cyclic dithiocarbonates (1,3-oxathiolane-2-thiones) in high yields.