Methanethiol → Ethyl 2-[(methylsulfanyl)methyl]prop-2-enoate

HRID 1764472Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1764472 reaction equation
[CH3:1][SH:2].[Na].[CH2:4]([O:6][C:7](=[O:12])[C:8]([CH2:10]Br)=[CH2:9])[CH3:5]>C(O)C.O>[CH2:4]([O:6][C:7](=[O:12])[C:8]([CH2:10][S:2][CH3:1])=[CH2:9])[CH3:5]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 878MethanethiolHCID 3106202-(Bromomethyl)acrylic acid ethyl esterHCID 5360545Sodium

Product 1

HCID 12463627Ethyl 2-[(methylsulfanyl)methyl]prop-2-enoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 702EthanolSolvent2×HCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

A solution of methylmercaptan 4.8 g.) and sodium (2.3 g.) in absolute ethanol (75 ml.) is added dropwise to a solution of ethyl-2-bromomethylacrylate (19.3 g.) in ethanol (25 ml.). After two hours, it is diluted with water (400 ml.) and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic layer is dried and concentrated to dryness in vacuo to yield ethyl-2-methylthiomethylacrylate.

Workup

  1. extractionextracted with methylene chloride
  2. customThe organic layer is dried
  3. concentrationconcentrated to dryness in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d2d1cab9a93a4ec19a42082bad2d26e3
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_09
Patent number
US04116962

Reaction notes

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