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HRID 1164918Generated: October 27, 2026

1-Tris(methylthio)methyl acenaphthene → Methyl 1-acenaphthenecarboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-Tris(methylthio)methyl acenaphtheneHCID 14799775—
ReactantMethanol--water (1/1)HCID 22242641—
CatalystMercuric ChlorideHCID 24085—
CatalystMercuric oxideHCID 30856—
ProductMethyl 1-acenaphthenecarboxylateHCID 14799776—

Reaction Steps

1-Tris(methylthio)methyl acenaphthene (18.4 g), Mercury (II) Chloride (68 g) and Mercury (II) Oxide (22 g) were slurried in MeOH/H2O, 12/1 (1500 ml), stirred at room temperature for 18 hours, then refluxed for two hours, and then allowed to cool.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04906655
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_03
ORD IDord-bba8d7c3a1424b7ebcb0777c1da92232
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_03