Dimethyl Sulfate → [bis(methylsulfanyl)methylene](methyl)sulfonium Methyl Sulfate

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Dimethyl trithiocarbonate (2.76 g, 20 mmol) was treated with dimethyl sulfate (2.5 g, 20 mmol) and stirred at 90° C. for 1 h, and cooled to 25° C. The solid was broken up under ether, collected by filtration, and washed with ether to give the title compound (5.1 g, 91%).

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