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HRID 1835620Generated: October 31, 2026

Chloroform → (Trichloromethylthio)methylbenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantChloroformHCID 6212—
ReactantBenzyl ThiocyanateHCID 18170—
CatalystBenzyl triethylammonium chlorideHCID 66133—
SolventSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Product(Trichloromethylthio)methylbenzeneHCID 23504086—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature40 °C

Reaction Steps

Benzyl thiocyanate (29.8 g, 0.2 mol), chloroform (76 g, 0.6 mol) and triethylbenzylammonium chloride (0.5 g, 0.002 mol) were stirred vigorously. 40 ml of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide were added slowly to this solution (mildly exothermic). The temperature increased to 40° C. and was maintained thereat for 4 h with efficient stirring.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06770776B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_08
ORD IDord-35be6a59f60f4569a0a2780c80481cab
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_08