Abstract
The reactions of sodium 2-phenylcarbamoylethylthiosulfate, sodium 2-cyclohexylcarbamoylethylthiosulfate and sodium 2-benzoylethylthiosulfate with aqueous alkylamines were attempted and found to give the corresponding N-β-carbonylethyl-N-alkylamines and sometimes bis (β-carbonylethyl) sulfides, though the same reactions in anhydrous state is known to give the corresponding disulfides as the only product isolated. The reaction between bis (2-phenylcarbamoylethyl) disulfide or bis (2-cyclohexylcarbamoylethyl) disulfide and aqueous cyclohexylamine was also attempted under similar conditions and found to give the corresponding sulfides. The mechanisms of these reactions were also discussed.
