Methyl iodide → Iodoethane

HRID 1902582Notes

Reaction equation

[CH2:1]([Al:11](CCCCCCCC[CH2:30][CH3:31])[CH2:12]CCCCCCCCC)CCCCCCCCC.C[I:33].[Cl-:34].[CH2:35]([Al+:37][CH2:38]C)[CH3:36]>>[CH2:30]([I:33])[CH3:31].[Cl-:34].[CH3:1][Al+:11][CH3:12].[Cl-:34].[CH2:35]([Al+:37][CH3:38])[CH3:36]

Participants

Reactant 3

HCID 6328Methyl iodide

HCID 16682965Aluminum, tris(decyl)-

HCID 16686102Diethyl aluminum chloride

Product 3

HCID 6340IodoethaneYield 38%

HCID 16686359Dimethylalumanylium chloride

HCID 86738691HCID 86738691, compound

Procedure

Tri-n-decyl aluminum was reacted with methyl iodide in the presence of an excess of diethylaluminum chloride at 60° C. and yielded about 38% ethyl iodide and dimethylaluminum chloride and/or ethylmethylaluminum chloride.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-9d18391ea5f64399be313495365812e1
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1982_12
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04364874

Reaction notes

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