Dimethyl Sulfate → 5-Methyl-2-furanmethanethiol

HRID 1390241Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1390241 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[O:8][C:5]([CH2:6][SH:7])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.S(OC)(O[CH3:13])(=O)=O>>[CH3:13][S:7][CH2:6][C:5]1[O:8][C:2]([CH3:1])=[CH:3][CH:4]=1.[CH3:1][C:2]1[O:8][C:5]([CH2:6][SH:7])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 6497Dimethyl SulfateHCID 5218735-Methyl-2-furanmethanethiol

Product 2

HCID 5218735-Methyl-2-furanmethanethiolHCID 6428935Methyl 5-methylfurfuryl sulfide

Procedure

a. 5-Methylfurfuryl methyl sulfide was prepared by reacting 5-methylfurfuryl-mercaptan with dimethyl sulfate in alkaline solution according to known methods. 5-Methylfurfurylmercaptan was obtained from the corresponding alcohol by the method described in Org. Syn. 35, 67 (1955). The product is a colorless liquid boiling at 71°-72° C./11 mm. Hg.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-736b543fd1514e22b0f9228260656508
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1979_02
Patent number
US04138410

Reaction notes

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