2-((chloromethyl)thio)-2-methylpropane

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Properties of substance:

2-((chloromethyl)thio)-2-methylpropane

Synonyms:

chloromethyl tert-butyl sulfide

Group of substances:

organic

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C₅H₁₁ClS

Structural formula as text:

(CH3)3CSCH2Cl

Synthesis 1:

Reference: Bordwell, F. G., Pitt, B. M. The Formation of α-Chloro Sulfides from Sulfides and from Sulfoxides / Journal of the American Chemical Society. - 1955. - Vol. 77, No. 3 pp. 576 [doi: 10.1021/ja01608a016]

A solution of 24 g. (0.20 mole) of tert-butyl methyl sulfoxide in 40 ml. of methylene chloride was added during 2 hours to a heated solution of 27 g. (0.23 mole) of thionyl chloride in 40 ml. of methylene chloride. The solution was refluxed for an additional hour and distilled giving 10.8 g. (39%) of chloromethyl tert-butyl sulfide, b.p. 66—70° (35 mm.).

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