H. Kamijo et al., A NOVEL METHOD OF SULFIDE SYNTHESIS FROM SULFOXIDES WITH N,N-DIMETHYLTHIOFORMAMIDE, Phosphorus, sulfur and silicon and the related elements, 82(1-4), 1993, pp. 207-210
Sulfoxides were deoxygenated by N,N-dimethylthioformamide (DMTF) to gi
ve quantitatively the corresponding sulfides in the presence of the ca
talytic amount Of sulfuric acid under mild conditions. DMTF changes in
to dimethylformamide (DMF) by this reaction and it may be used in a re
cycling way, since DMF is converted into DMTF by diphosphorus pentasul
fide in a good yield.