Abstract
Dimethyl disulfide reacts with acetylene under atmospheric pressure in basic reductive systems MOH (M=Na, K)–N2H4 · H2O–N-methylpyrrolidone and Na2S · 9H2O–N2H4 · H2O–N-methylpyrrolidone to form methyl vinyl sulfide in up to 79% yield.
Acknowledgment
Financial support from the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technologies of the Russian Federation (grant No. NSH-2241.2003.3) is gratefully acknowledged.