From Thioketals Cyclododecyl Mercaptan

Submitted by S R Wilson and G M Georgiadis Cheeked by E VcDOS P C Conrad and M W Beck 

Caution This procedure should be carried out in an efficient hood to prevent exposure to alkane thiols or benzene 

1 The submitters used cyclododecanone and 1,2-ethanedithiol ob tamed from Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc 

2 The submitters used p-tolucnesulfonic acid monohydrate from Malhcson Coleman and Bell 

The submitters used butyllithium from Alfa Products, Vcntron Corporation.  

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