iodine in ethanol T=-5°C; 0.166667 h;

NaCH3COO; hydrochloric acid in water to aq. soln. of Na2MoO4*2H2O, (NEt2H2)(S2CPh), and MeCO2Na added HCl (1.0 M) dropwise with stirring at room temp.; ppt. filtered off, washed with water and methanol, dried in vac., chromd. (SiO2, CS2), orange fraction evapd. in vac., recrystd. from CH2Cl2-light petroleum; elem. anal.;