“…Other disulfides, thiols, and their oxygenated derivates, as well as elemental sulfur, can also lead to the formation of Cu 2 S . Thermal decomposition of disulfides (including DBDS) and thiols, under high oxygen concentrations, can result in the formation of their oxidized derivates and elemental sulfur. ,− Disulfides are readily oxidized to form sulfoxides, sulfones, and carbonyl compounds, whereas thiols, which can be formed by disulfide degradation, can oxidize to form disulfides again. − Elemental sulfur, as a possible degradation product of various disulfides, and oxygenated derivates of disulfides and thiols (thiolate radicals and thiolate anions) can react with CuO generated through decomposition of copper peroxides, resulting in the formation of copper sulfide under certain conditions …”