Methyl Acrylate → Methyl 3-(octylthio)propionate

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Into the same type of equipment used in Example 1, 146 grams of 1-octylthiol was added over a 40 minute period with stirring to 0.7 grams of benzyl trimethyl ammonium hydroxide and 180.6 grams of methylacrylate. Over the 1/2 hour period, the temperature of the reaction went from 25° C. to 60° C. The reaction was stirred an extra 3.0 hours wherein the temperature went from 60° C. to 28° C. The reaction mixture was stripped at 102° C. and 15 mm pressure. 333 grams of product was obtained having a purity of approximately 96.4% as measured by GC analysis.

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