A Facile Synthesis of 1,1-Bis[methylthio]-1,3-alkadienes

Abstract
1,1-Bis[methylthio]-1,3-butadiene and its 3-methyl derivative (which are vinylketene S,S-acetals) are prepared in 80-86% yields in a one-pot reaction by indirect lithiation of propene or isobutene, respectively, via the potassio derivative, reaction of the 2-alkenyllithium with carbon disulfide, and S,S′-dimethylation of the resultant lithium 3-butenedithiolate with methyl iodide.

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