Sodium Dimethyldithiocarbamate → Ziram

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Sodium dimethyl dithiocarbamate (75.2 g, 0.66 mole) is dissolved in 100 ml H2O. A ZnCl2 solution (45.4 g, 0.33 mole dissolved in 300 ml H2O) is added to the sodium dimethyl dithiocarbamate solution. Immediately, a white precipitate forms which is filtered and dried to give a quantitative yield of zinc dimethyl dithiocarbamate.

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