“…1,1,1-Tris(mercaptolmethyl)-9-decene ( 8 None{3}CH 2 SH) [17,18] Under nitrogen stream, 1,1,1-tris(thioacetylmethyl)-9-decene (4.74 g, 11.7 mmol), dry THF 20 cm 3 , and sodium borohydride (4.00 g, 105 mmol) were mixed in an ice bath and refluxed for 42 h. After complete reaction confirmed by TLC, 1 M (M = mol dm -3 ) hydrochloric acid (200 cm 3 ) was added to the ice bath to deactivate the excess amount of sodium borohydride. THF was removed in vacuo, then [19] Under nitrogen stream, 1,1,1-tris(mercaptolmethyl)-9-decene (0.15 g, 0.539 mmol) and 2-chloroethyl methyl sulfide (0.56 g, 4.85 mmol, 9eq), plus dry DMF 15 cm 3 were mixed, then sodium t-butoxide (0.31 g, 3.23 mmol, 6eq) was added to the mixture in the ice bath.…”