O-Ethyl thioacetate

O-Ethyl thioacetate
Names
IUPAC name
O-Ethyl ethanethioate
Other names
Ethyl thionacetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C4H8OS/c1-3-5-4(2)6/h3H2,1-2H3
    Key: IEPFHYMMMGMRNF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCOC(=S)C
Properties
C4H8OS
Molar mass 104.17 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.957 g/cm³
Melting point 105–109 °C (221–228 °F; 378–382 K)
1.4579
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

O-Ethyl thioacetate is an organosulfur compound with the formula C2H5OC(S)CH3. It is the unstable isomer of S-ethyl thioacetate.[1] It is prepared by treatment of the iminoester with hydrogen sulfide:[2]

CH3C(=NH)OC2H5 + H2S → CH3C(=S)OC2H5 + NH3

The orthoester also reacts usefully with hydrogen sulfide in the presence of ferric chloride as a catalyst:[3]

CH3C(OC2H5)3 + H2S → CH3C(=S)OC2H5 + 2 HOC2H5

References

  1. ^ Matthys J. Janssen (1969). "Thiolo, Thiono and Dithio Acids and Esters". In Saul Patai (ed.). Carboxylic Acids and Esters. PATAI's Chemistry of Functional Groups. New York: John Wiley. pp. 705–764. doi:10.1002/9780470771099.ch15. ISBN 978-0-471-66919-7.
  2. ^ Schmidt, Ulrich; Heymann, Ekkehard; Kabitzke, Karlheinz (1963). "Notiz zur verbesserten Darstellung von Thioncarbonsäureestern und deren Überführung in 1.2.3-Thiodiazole". Chem. Ber. 96 (5): 1478. doi:10.1002/cber.19630960545.
  3. ^ Ohno, A.; Koizumi, T.; Tsuchihashi, G. (1968). "A novel method to synthesize O-esters of thiocarboxylic acids". Tetrahedron Letters. 9 (17): 2083–2085. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)89748-8.