N-trichloromethylthio derivatives

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IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING N-TRICHLOROMETHYLTHIO DERIVATIVES OF A NITROGEN-CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOUND BY REACTION OF THE NITROGEN-CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOUND WITH PERCHLOROMETHYL MERCAPTAN IN AN INERT ORGANIC SOLVENT, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES HAVING PRESENT IN THE REACTION MIXTURE A TERITARY AMINE IN AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THAT REQUIRE TO COMBINE WITH HYDROGEN CHLORIDE FORMED BY THE REACTION AND SUFFICIENT TO COMBINE WITH UNREACTED PERCHLOROMETHYL MERCAPTAN PRESENT AT THE END OF SAID REACTION TO FORM WATER-SOLUBLE PRODUCTS BUT INSUFFICIENT TO COMPETE SUBSTANTIALLY WITH SAID NITROGENCONTAINING COMPOUND DURING SAID REACTION FOR REACTION WITH THAT PERCHLOROMETHYL MERCAPTAN, WASHING WITH WATER THE RESULTING REACTION SOLUTION TO REMOVE THE WATERSOLUBLE PRODUCTS PRESENT IN SAID SOLUTION AND RECOVERING THE RESULTING N-TRICHLOROMETHYLTHIO DERIVATIVES OF THE NITROGEN-CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOUND FROM THE WASHED SOLUTION.