1-Bromodecane → 2-(Decylthio)ethanol

HRID 535276Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 535276 reaction equation
[C:1](=[O:4])([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].[CH2:7](Br)[CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH3:16].[SH:18][CH:19](O)C>CC(C)=O>[CH2:7]([S:18][CH2:19][CH2:1][OH:4])[CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH3:16]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 81731-BromodecaneHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 4713212Mercapto-ethanol

Product 1

HCID 966542-(Decylthio)ethanolYield 94%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 180AcetoneSolvent

Procedure

Under nitrogen, to a suspension of potassium carbonate (27 g, 200 mmol) in acetone (100 ml) was added decyl bromide (10 ml, 50 mmol) and mercaptoethanol (4.4 ml, 63 mmol). The suspension was stirred at room temperature for 2 days, then partitioned between water and 80% hexane/ethyl acetate. The organic phase was washed with 2N sodium hydroxide, dried over magnesium sulfate, and the volatiles removed under vacuum to give 2-(decylthio)ethanol (10.2 g, 47 mmol) as a colorless liquid that was used without further purification.

Workup

  1. custompartitioned between water and 80% hexane/ethyl acetate
  2. washThe organic phase was washed with 2N sodium hydroxide
  3. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
  4. customthe volatiles removed under vacuum

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-f211ec62c4cf4933a9d3211df45c9d62
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_10
Patent number
US08859506B2

Reaction notes

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