“…1. t Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed (synthesis, J. S.; spectroscopy, P. S.). [d,g] [1,3] dithiocin (2a), representing a new ring system, was isolated as the main component of the remainder of the reaction mixture; it was accompanied by a small amount of the new 2,3,8,9-tetramethoxy derivative of the known 6H,12H-dibenzo [b,f] [ 1,5]…”