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Reaction of ethylene oxide with methyl isothiocyanate

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When ethylene oxide reacts with methyl isothiocyanate in the presence of tetraethylammonium bromide, basically a compound of the spiran type (I) is obtained; thermal decomposition of this compound results in the formation of the trimethyl ester of dithioisocyanuric acid and ethylene sulfide.

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Étlis, V.S., Sineokov, A.P. & Razuvaev, G.A. Reaction of ethylene oxide with methyl isothiocyanate. Russ Chem Bull 13, 682–683 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00845320

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