A NEW ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF CHIRALt-BUTYLt-BUTANETHIOSULPHINATE1

Abstract
Thermal decomposition of di-t-butyl sulphoxide (3) in the presence of chiral amines has been found to give chiral t-butyl t-butanethiosulphinate (1). Optical purities of 1 were in the range between 1 and 26%.