Methanethiol → HCID 21430190, compound

Participants

Reaction Steps

220 mg of (alpha-chlorobenzyl) phenyl sulfoxide was dissolved in 5 ml. of acetonitrile, and with addition of 3 ml. of a 20% aqueous solution of sodium salt of methyl mercaptan, the mixture was stirred for four days at room temperature. Methylene chloride (50 ml.) was added, and the product was dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed at reduced pressure. The product was separated by column-chromatography (silica gel, chloroform). There was obtained (alpha-methylthiobenzyl) phenyl sulfoxide as colorless crystals having a melting point of 104° - 105° C. in a yield of 82.6%.

Provenance & Evidence