Abstract
2-Alkylisothiazolium salts were prepared by quaternisation of the corresponding isothiazoles; they were found to be relatively stable to oxidation but when unsubstituted, formed insoluble complexes with heavy metal salts. The isothiazolium salts were decomposed by aqueous alkali, but were found to yield a series of products including both cyclic and acyclic compounds on treatment with a range of nitrogen and sulphur nucleophiles; generally analogous products were obtained from reactions of the same nucleophiles with 1,2-dithiolium salts. Both types of salt were unaffected by the phosphorus nucleophiles investigated.

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