Diethyl mercaptoacetal
reactant: 588 g. (3 moles) of diethyl bromoacetal
intermediate: 500 g. (1.38 moles, calculated as tetrasulfide) of 1,1,1′,1′‐tetraethoxyethyl polysulfide
byproduct: 1,1,1′,1′‐tetraethoxyethyl sulfide
product: Diethyl mercaptoacetal