Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Ge Grace Zhang

Kevin Rodney Lassila

Michael E Ford

Andrew Wilson Wang

Nancy Mary Martin

Joseph Richard Krock

Compounds according to formula (I) wherein Z is S, SO, or SO, may be prepared by a process that includes charging to a reactor hydrogen sulfide and an alkyl glycidyl ether according to formula (III), in the presence of a base.  The compounds may also be prepared by contacting an alkoxychlorohydrin according to formula (II) with a sulfide source. 

Bis(3-alkoxypropan-2-ol) sulfides, sulfoxides, and sulfones: new preparative methods

Compounds according to formula (I) wherein Z is S, SO, or SO, may be prepared by a process that includes charging to a reactor hydrogen sulfide and an alkyl glycidyl ether according to formula (III), in the presence of a base. The compounds may also be prepared by contacting an alkoxychlorohydrin according to formula (II) with a sulfide source 

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