C. Cespedes et Jc. Vega, REACTIONS OF DICHLOROMETHANE WITH THIOANIONS .1. PREPARATION OF BIS(N,N-DIALKYLTHIOCARBAMOYLTHIO)METHANES, Phosphorus, sulfur and silicon and the related elements, 90(1-4), 1994, pp. 155-158
The preparation of some bis(N,N-dialkylthiocarbamoylthio)methanes, mai
nly published in the patent literature, is described. The method is ba
sed on the reaction of sodium N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamates in water wit
h dichloromethane catalyzed by poly(ethylene glycol) 1,500. The yields
are 50-80%.