tert-Butyl mercaptan → 3-(tert-Butylsulfanyl)propanenitrile

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][C:2]([SH:5])([CH3:4])[CH3:3].[C:6](#[N:9])[CH:7]=[CH2:8].C[O-].[Na+]>>[CH3:1][C:2]([S:5][CH2:8][CH2:7][C:6]#[N:9])([CH3:4])[CH3:3]

Participants

Reactant 3

HCID 6387tert-Butyl mercaptan2×

HCID 7855Acrylonitrile

HCID 10942334Sodium Methoxide

Product 1

HCID 146643833-(tert-Butylsulfanyl)propanenitrile

Procedure

β-(2-Methyl-2-propylmercapto)propionitrile was prepared according to the procedure of Example 1 using 2-methyl-2-propanethiol according to the procedure of Example 1 using 2-methyl-2-propanethiol (25.0 g; 0.28 moles), acrylonitrile (14.9 g; 0.28 moles) and sodium methoxide (0.5 g).

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-6ea73220a2f145b6bf4c39b9a2ea4758
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1976_10
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US03984336

Reaction notes

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