Studies of the reactions of magnesium anthracene with sulphur, selenium and some sulfides, disulfides and diselenides

Abstract

<span style="font-size:14.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt; font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";="" mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">The reaction of Mg-anthracene witn sulphur, selenium and some sulfides, disulfides and diselenides in THF or toluene furnish different reaction products which depend on structure of starting compound and of reaction conditions. The reactions are performed at different temperatures under argon. The most useful application of this reaction is in the synthesis of diaril-disulfo- and diselenomagnesium compounds.</span>