GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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Abstract
Treatment of thiocarbonyl compounds with excess of lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) leads to corresponding thiols or sulfides depending on the work-up procedure. The mechanistic scenario for this unusual reduction pathway is discussed.