Bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-furyl) disulfide → Bis(2-methyl-3-furyl)disulfide
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[O:3][C:4](C)=[CH:5][C:6]=1[S:7][S:8][C:9]1[CH:13]=[C:12](C)[O:11][C:10]=1[CH3:15]>CCCCCC>[CH3:15][C:10]1[O:11][CH:12]=[CH:13][C:9]=1[S:8][S:7][C:6]1[CH:5]=[CH:4][O:3][C:2]=1[CH3:1]Participants
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Reactant 1
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
The thiol produced in Example III is oxidized under mild conditions by dissolving 5 g of the thiol in 100 cc of hexane. The solution is placed in a 250 cc flask equipped with a sparger supplied by an air source, a stirrer, and a heater. Air is bubbled in at room temperature at a rate of 20 ml/minute during 20 hours. Solvent is replaced as required in order to maintain the original volume of solution. At the end of the reaction period the solvent is flash-evaporated and the resulting mixture is purified by column chromatography to yield 3 g of bis(2-methyl-3-furyl) disulfide.
Workup
- customThe solution is placed in a 250 cc flask