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Common names
Alkyl thioalcohol/ alkyl mercaptan
Methyl thioalcohol/ methyl mercaptan
Ethyl thioalcohol /mercaptan
Isopropyl thioalcohol /mercaptan
SH
CH
IUPAC names
Alkane thiol
Methane thiol
Ethane thiol
Propane-2-thiol
CH3
Methods of formation:
1. From alkyl halides:
C2H5-Cl
NaSH
heat
C2H5-SH
NaCl
2. From Alcohol: vapours of alcohol and H2S are passed over heated thoria catalyst.
ThO2
C2H5-OH + SH2
alcohol
C2H5-SH
Heat
H2 O
thiol
C2H5-S-Mg-X
ethyl Mg halide
C2H5-SH
thiol
intermediate
OH
Mg
X
Chemical Properties: S is less electronegative than O, also S has less tendency to form double
bond with O hence, shows different chemical properties.
A] Properties similar to alcohols:
1. Reaction with alkali metal:
2 C2H5-SH
thiol
Na
2 C2H5-SNa
H2
Na-ethyl sulphide
C2H5-SH
CH3COOH
CH3COSC2H5
acetone
thiol
C2H5-SH
H2 O
H Cl
CH3COCl
CH3COSC2H5
acetyl chloride
thiol
CH3CHO
acetaldehyde
thiol
SC2H5
H2 O
SC2H5
thioacetal
diethyl methyl mercaptol
CH3
2 C2H5-SH
CH3COCH3
H3C
acetone
thiol
SC2H5
H2 O
SC2H5
thioketal
diethyl dimethyl mercaptol
H2O2
mild
C2H5-S-S-C2H5
+ 2 H2 O
diethyl disulphide
thiol
2. Strong oxidation.
C2H5-SH
3 [O]
strong
C2H5
SO3H
thiol
Chemistry of Thioethers:
These are Sulphur derivatives of corresponding ethers/ dialkyl derivatives of Hydrogen sullphide
Nomenclature:
compound
R-S-R
CH3-S-CH3
Common names
diAlkyl thioether
dimethyl thioether
C2H5-S-C2H5
diethyl thioether
IUPAC names
Dialkyl sulphide
Dimethyl
sulphide
Diethyl sulphide
Methods of formation:
1. From alkyl halides
2 C2H5-I
ethyl iodide
K2S
2 KI
C2H5-S-C2H5
C2H5-S-C2H5
thioether
K-sulphide
C2H5-I
ethyl iodide
C2H5-S-Na
Na-ethyl mercaptide
NaI
thioether
H2C CH2
ethene
C2H5-SH
C2H5-S-C2H5
thioether
ethane thiol
Chemical Properties:
1. Reaction with alkyl halide,
2. Mild oxidation
3. Strong oxidation
4. Addition of halogens
5. Hydrolysis
H2 O
C2H5OH
-H2S
C2H5-S-C2H5
+
S
C2H5
C2H5
H2O2
Br
S
C2H5
thioether
Br2
C2H5
I-
C2H5I
mild oxidation
HNO3
C2H5
Br
strong oxidation
C2H5
C2H5
C2H5
C2H5
diethyl sulphoxide
O
diethyl sulphone
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