Organic bromides and iodides react with diorganodisulfides in the presence of stannous
chloride and catalytic cupric halide, giving rise to corresponding unsymmetrical sulfides.
Similar reactions but with elemental sulfur provide trisulfides and tetrasulfides. The
reactions proceed by copper thiolate as principal reactive intermediate.
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