Oxathiiranes 8 On the OCS2 Singlet Potential Energy Surface

The reaction between atomic oxygen and carbon disulfide is predicted to lead to at least two primary products, which are the dithiiranone (1) and the oxathiirane-thione (2) and/or the carbon disulfide S-oxide (4). The possible intramolecular equilibria 1 ⇄ 2, 1 ⇄ 3, 2 ⇄ 4, and 2 ⇄ 5 as well as the fragmentations of the possible intermediates 1–5 have been studied theoretically within the semiempirical cndo/B framework as conceivable ground-state reactions.

On the basis of mo correlations and potential energy changes along the reaction paths, supplementary with previously reported experimental data, the single molecular transformations and the eventual product formations are discussed.