Synthesis and chemistry of dithiols

This review presents a systematic and comprehensive survey of the methods o f preparation, structural studies, chemical reactivities and synthetic pote ntiality of dithiols. 1 Introduction 2 Synthesis 2.1 Synthesis of 1,2-Dithiolanes 2.2 Synthesis of 1,2-Dithiols 2.3 Synthesis of 1,3-Dithiolanes 2.4 Synthesis of 1,3-Dithiols 2.5 Synthesis of Fused Ring 1,2- and 1,3-Dithiols 2.5.1 Synthesis of Dithiols Fused with a Five-Membered Ring with One Hetero atom 2.5.2 Synthesis of Dithiols Fused with a Five-Membered Ring with Two Hetero atoms 2.5.3 Synthesis of Dithiols Fused with a Six-Membered Ring with One Heteroa tom 3 Synthesis of Dithiolium Salts 4 Synthesis of Benzodithiols 5 Chemistry of 1,2- and 1,3-Dithiolanes and -Dithiols 5.1 Chemistry of 1,2-Dithiolanes 5.2 Chemistry of 1,2-Dithiols 5.3 Chemistry of 1,3-Dithiolanes 5.4 Chemistry of 1,3-Dithiols 6 Chemistry of Dithiolium Salts 7 Chemistry of Benzodithiols.