New 4-(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene derivatives have been synthesized from the reaction of the corresponding 4-(4-hydroxyaryl)-2-N,N-dimethylamino-1,3-dithiol-2-ylium perchlorate with various methylene active compounds under basic conditions. The 1,3-dithiol-2-ylium compounds have been obtained from the reaction of the substituted a-bromo-4-hydroxypropiophenone with sodium N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate.