Acetyl chloride → 3-Dimethylaminomethyl-tetrahydrothiopyran-4-one hydrochloride

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

5.00 g tetrahydrothiopyran-4-one were dissolved in 15 ml acetonitrile, and 4.03 g N,N-dimethyl-methylenammonium chloride, followed by 40 μl acetyl chloride, were added. After the mixture had been stirred at a bath temperature of 60° C. for 45 minutes, it was stirred at room temperature for 60 hours and the precipitate formed was filtered off with suction and dried. 8.17 g 3-dimethylaminomethyl-tetrahydrothiopyran-4-one hydrochloride with a melting point of 155-157° C. were obtained. The corresponding base was liberated from this with methylene chloride and sodium hydroxide solution (32 percent strength by weight).

Provenance & Evidence