Abstract
Various aliphatic and aromatic thiols are converted to the corresponding disulphides by catalytic reaction of 4-[bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)methylene]-cyclohexa-2,5-dienone in good yield.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Authors thank the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India, for financial assistance.
Notes
a All the reactions were performed at room temperature for 1 h.
b For entries 8–10 N,N-dimethylformamide was used as the solvent.