Studies on Organic Insecticides

Part XIII. Synthesis of Nereistoxin and Related Compounds VI

Abstract

A variety of the thiolsulfonates (III) of dihydronereistoxin and its homologs were syn-thesized. The thioltosylates (III: R₄=T_s) were converted into the 1, 2-dithiolanes (IV) on treatment with alkali.