NaHCO3, pH = 9, 10% HCl, water and dmso. Sodium salt of Trithiocarbonate (3) can be useful for transfer surfactants in emulsion polymerizations and symmetrical trithiocarbonate (5) for sulfonyl chloride synthesis . These compounds (5 and 7) possess multiple sulfur atoms and are thus capable of binding in a multidentate fashion to soft transition metal ions. A reaction of these ligands with late transition metal ions is a current focus in our laboratory.