Sodium methanethiolate → 5-[1-(Methylthio)ethyl]-2-(trichloromethyl)pyridine

HRID 217258Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 217258 reaction equation
Br[CH:2]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:7]([C:10]([Cl:13])([Cl:12])[Cl:11])=[N:8][CH:9]=1)[CH3:3].[CH3:14][S-:15].[Na+]>C(O)C>[CH3:14][S:15][CH:2]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:7]([C:10]([Cl:13])([Cl:12])[Cl:11])=[N:8][CH:9]=1)[CH3:3]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 4378561Sodium methanethiolateHCID 592186385-(1-Bromoethyl)-2-(trichloromethyl)pyridine

Product 1

HCID 592186205-[1-(Methylthio)ethyl]-2-(trichloromethyl)pyridine

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 702EthanolSolvent

Procedure

A solution of 5-(1-bromoethyl)-2-(trichloromethyl)pyridine (A) (0.95 g, 3.14 mmol) in ethanol (15 mL) was treated with sodium thiomethoxide (0.44 g, 6.29 mmol) portionwise at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent ethanol was then removed under a reduced pressure and the residue was re-taken into CH2Cl2 and brine. The two phases were separated and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated. The residue was purified on silica gel using 5% EtOAc in hexane to give 0.57 g of the partially pure 5-[1-(methylthio)ethyl]-2-(trichloromethyl)pyridine (B) in 67% crude yield. GC-MS: mass calcd for C9H10Cl3NS [M]+ 269. Found 269.

Workup

  1. customThe solvent ethanol was then removed under a reduced pressure
  2. customThe two phases were separated
  3. dry with materialthe organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4
  4. filtrationfiltered
  5. concentrationconcentrated
  6. customThe residue was purified on silica gel using 5% EtOAc in hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9e1bc4b685284ada95533fb0979a3feb
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2012_06
Patent number
US08193364B2

Reaction notes

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