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Using an alkyl halide and a thiol as starting materials,

Chapter 11, Problem 44P

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Using an alkyl halide and a thiol as starting materials, how would you prepare the following thioethers?

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QUESTION:

Using an alkyl halide and a thiol as starting materials, how would you prepare the following thioethers?

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Solution 44P

(a)

The sulfur analogues of ethers are called sulfides. Sulfur is an excellent nucleophile because its electron cloud is polariseble. As a result sulfides react readily with alkyl halides to form sulfonium salts.

Dipropylsulfane can be prepared by using of propane-1-thiol and 1-chloropropane

(b)

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