Conclusions
The reaction of CH2O with H2S gives a complex mixture of mercapto derivatives; the conversion of the latter to polymethylene sulfide is accomplished in the presence of a basic catalyst.
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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1631–1633, July, 1982.
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Rafikov, S.R., Aleev, R.S., Masagutov, R.M. et al. Reaction of formaldehyde with hydrogen sulfide. Russ Chem Bull 31, 1452–1453 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00954173
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