
%0 Journal Article
%A Crumbie, RL 
%A Ridley, DD 
%T An Alternative Method for the Preparation of Cyclic Sulfides
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1979/12/01
%V 32
%N 12
%P 2777-2781
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9792777
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9792777 
%X The reactions of &#945;,&#969;-dihaloalkanes with one equivalent of thiourea have been investigated. Certain &#969;-chloro-&#945;-iodoalkanes give satisfactory yields of &#969;-chloroalkylisothiouronium iodides which on hydrolysis directly afford cyclic sulfides. 
