Table 2.

The scope of polysulfurating reagents^a,b

^a1 (5 mmol, 1 equiv), CuSO₄·5H₂O (0.0125 mol, 0.125 mol%), L1 (0.025 mol, 0.25 mol%), Li₂CO₃ (5 mmol, 1 equiv) and PhI(OPiv)₂ (11 mmol, 2.2 equiv) were added to MeOH (10 mL) at 20 °C for 15 h

^bIsolated yields

^c1 (10 mmol, 1 equiv) and MeOH (10 mL) were used