“…Indeed, we have previously shown that bisalkyldithiophosphonic acids react with acetonitrile to form cyclic alkyltrithiopyrophosphonates and thioacetamide . On the other hand, anhydrous benzene seems to be the most appropriate inert solvent for successful synthesis of stable bisaryldithiophosphonic acids . New bisdithiophosphonic acids were prepared on the basis of the reactions of dithiadiphosphetanes 1 with tri(ethylene glycol), 1,4‐butandiol, (+)‐dimethyl L ‐tartrate, ethambutol dihydrochloride, and trans ‐3,4‐pinanediol in the anhydrous benzene suspension under mild conditions .…”