Introduction
<P>Thiocarbonylthio compounds consist mainly of thioesters, trithiocarbonates,
xanthates, and dithiocarbamates. They undergo saponification,
alcoholysis or aminolysis in the same way as carbonates,
carbamates and carboxylic esters. Xanthates and dithiocarbamates
concern vulcanization of rubber and in formulation of insecticides
and fungicides for plant protection. Also, these compounds are used
as agents for the reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer
(RAFT) in controlled polymer synthesis. Thiocarbonylthio compounds
can be achieved in moderate to high yield by heating a bis(thiocarbonyl)
disulfide with an azo compound.
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