Dimethyl Disulfide → HCID 19866712, compound

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The product of step (b) above (5 g) dissolved in dry diethyl ether (100 ml) was cooled to -50° and treated with butyl lithium in hexane (2.2M, 13 ml) dropwise during 0.5 hour. The mixture was warmed to -10° for 10 minutes, then cooled to -30°. Dimethyl disulphide (3.5 ml) was then added dropwise. The mixture was maintained at -30° for 0.5 hour then warmed up to room temperature during several hours. Aqueous work-up and ethyl acetate extraction gave the sub-title compound as an oil.

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