“…The reaction of aminoacetonitrile and its aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic derivatives with sulfur monochloride in dimethylformamide at room temperature gave 3-chloro-1,2,5-thiadiazoles 41 in low to moderate yields (Scheme 19). 35,[50][51][52][53][54][55][56] Often the aminoacetonitriles were not isolated, but characterized and used directly in the preparation of chlorodithiazoles; the reported yields were based on the aldehyde precursors. 57,58 The mechanism for 1,2,5-thiadiazole formation was proposed in the 1960s, 35 it includes the formation of the N-chlorodithio intermediate 42 followed by chlorination of the nitrile function, ring closure, addition of the second molecule of sulfur monochloride, and formation of the heteroaromatic 1,2,5-thiadiazole cycle (Scheme 20).…”