3-(2-Aminophenyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazole-2(3H)-thione as an Ecofriendly Sulphur Transfer Agent to Prepare Alkanethiols in High Yield and High Purity
Abstract
:Introduction
Results and Discussion
Experimental
General
General procedure for the synthesis of monothiazolium iodides 2a-e
Procedure for the synthesis of bis-thiazolium diiodides 2f and 2g
Procedure for the synthesis of bis-thiazolium diiodide 2h
General procedure for the synthesis of n-alkanethiols
General procedure for the synthesis of α,ω-alkanedithiols
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References and Notes
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Sample Availability: Samples of compounds 2a-h and 3a-h are available from the authors. |
Reagent | Thiazolium salt | Yield (%) | Thiol | Yield (%) |
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CH3(CH2)6I | 2a | 96 | 3a | 90 |
CH3(CH2)8I | 2b | 96 | 3b | 92 |
CH3(CH2)9I | 2c | 94 | 3c | 94 |
CH3(CH2)11I | 2d | 93 | 3d | 91 |
CH3(CH2)17I | 2e | 98 | 3e | 92 |
Reagent | Thiazolium salt | Yield (%) | Thiol | Yield (%) |
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I(CH2)3I | 2f | 94 | 3f | 91 |
I(CH2)4I | 2g | 95 | 3g | 90 |
I(CH2)5I | 2h | 89 | 3h | 92 |
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Mehdid, M.A.; Djafri, A.; Roussel, C.; Andreoli, F. 3-(2-Aminophenyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazole-2(3H)-thione as an Ecofriendly Sulphur Transfer Agent to Prepare Alkanethiols in High Yield and High Purity. Molecules 2009, 14, 4634-4643. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules14114634
Mehdid MA, Djafri A, Roussel C, Andreoli F. 3-(2-Aminophenyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazole-2(3H)-thione as an Ecofriendly Sulphur Transfer Agent to Prepare Alkanethiols in High Yield and High Purity. Molecules. 2009; 14(11):4634-4643. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules14114634
Chicago/Turabian StyleMehdid, Mohammed Amine, Ayada Djafri, Christian Roussel, and Federico Andreoli. 2009. "3-(2-Aminophenyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazole-2(3H)-thione as an Ecofriendly Sulphur Transfer Agent to Prepare Alkanethiols in High Yield and High Purity" Molecules 14, no. 11: 4634-4643. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules14114634