1,4,2-Dithiazole is a
heterocyclic compound consisting of an
unsaturated five-membered ring containing two carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom, and two sulfur atoms. 1,4,2-Dithiazole compounds may be formed by the reaction of nitrile sulfide (formed by the
thermolysis
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of
oxathiazolone) with various reactive species;
for instance thiocarbonyls via a
1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction.
These compounds may be protonated by strong acids to give synthetically useful
aromatic
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cations
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.
References
Nitrogen heterocycles
Sulfur heterocycles
Sulfur–nitrogen compounds
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