Journal of the American Chemical Society

Free Radical-initiated Reactions of Acetylene with Thiols and Carbon Monoxide

JC Sauer

Index: Sauer Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1957 , vol. 79, p. 5314

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Citation Number: 40

Abstract

3-Alkylthiopropenals (RSCH= CH-CHO) have been prepared in modest yields by the free radical-initiated reaction of an alkyl thiol, acetylene and carbon monoxide. An important concurrent reaction is the interaction of the acetylene with the thiol to give al, a-disulfide, a reaction which takes place in high yield in the absence of carbon monoxide.