Reactions of mercaptans with acrylic and methacrylic derivatives

CD Hurd, LL Gershbein

Index: Hurd; Gershbein Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1947 , vol. 69, p. 2328,2330

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Citation Number: 108

Abstract

That hydrogen sulfide adds to methyl acrylate, acrylonitrile or crotonaldehyde when a basic catalyst is present, but not to methyl methacrylate, was established recently. The present paper reports an extension of this type of reaction to mercaptans and thiophenols. Both acrylic and methacrylic esters give high yields of P-substituted propionates and isobutyrates: RSH+ CH2= CHCOOCH3-+ RSCH2CH2COOCH3; but unless a basic condensing agent ...