Ethanethiolate

At one time thiols were named mercaptans Thus CH3CH2SH was called ethyl mercaptan according to this system This nomenclature was abandoned beginning with the 1965 revision of the lUPAC rules but is still sometimes encountered When one encounters a thiol for the first time especially a low molecular weight thiol its most obvious property is its foul odor Ethanethiol is added to natural gas so that leaks can be detected without special equipment—your nose is so sensitive that it can detect less than one part of ethanethiol m 10 000 000 000 parts of arr The odor of thiols weakens... 

Salts are formed as with oxygen-containing compounds. For example, C2H5 — S—Na is named either sodium ethanethiolate or sodium ethyl sulfide. If mercapto- has been used as a prefix, the salt is named by use of the prefix sulfido- for —S . 

Decomposition of Thiols. Thiols decompose by two principal paths (i43— i45). These are the carbon—sulfur bond homolysis and the unimolecular decomposition to alkene and hydrogen sulfide. For methanethiol, the only available route is homolysis, as in reaction 29. For ethanethiol, the favored route is formation of ethylene and hydrogen sulfide via the unimolecular process, as in reaction 30. 

Organic acids, including carbon dioxide, lower the wort pH during fermentation. The principal acids formed are lactic, pymvic citric, malic, and acetic acids, at concentrations ranging from 100—200 ppm. The main sulfur compounds formed during fermentation and thek perception thresholds are as follows H2S (5—10 ppb) ethanethiol (5—10 ppb) dimethyl sulfoxide (35—60 ppb) and diethyl sulfide (3—30 ppb). At low levels, these may have a deskable flavor effect at higher levels they are extremely undeskable. Sulfur dioxide also forms during fermentation, at concentrations of 5—50 ppm its presence can be tasted at levels above 50 ppm. 

Thiirane 1-oxide undergoes acid-catalyzed ring opening by ethanethiol to give ethyl 2-ethylthioethyl disulfide. Treatment of thiirane 1,1-dioxide with thiolate anions, sodium sulfide or thiourea gives /3-mercaptosulfinic acid derivatives (75S55). Thiiranium ions are attacked at carbon by most sulfur nucleophiles (79ACR282), but see Section 5.06.3.4.3 for exceptions. 

Syn 3-(EthyltHloniethyl)-4-hydroxy-6-pt)enyl-2-hexanone (4) and anti (5) To ethanethiol (10 0 mg 0 17 mmol) in THF (2 mL) was added 1 54 M n butyltittnum m hexane (0 11 mL) at 0 C under Ar Stannous triflate (69 0 mg 017 nvnol) was added and alter 20 mm the mocture was cooled to 4S°C Methyl vinyl Ketone 1 (118 mg 1 98 mmol) m THF (1 5 mL) was added followed by 3 phenyiptopanal 3 350 mg 2 61 mmol) m THF (1 S mL) Alter 12 h aq cilnc acid was added and the organic material extracted with OHjClj The resxlue after evaporation was dissolved in MeOH and treated with citric acxt After 30 min stimng, the mixture was quenched with pH 7 phosphate buffer extracted with CH2CI2, the solvent evaporated and the residue chromatographed to afford 336 mg ot 4 (75%), syn anti (90 10)... 

BF3 Et20, EtSH, 25°, 40 min, 80-90% yield. Addition of sodium sulfate prevents hydrolysis of a dithioacetal group present in the compound replacement of ethanethiol with ethanedithiol prevents cleavage of a dithiolane group. 

Ethyl malonate, see Diethyl malonate Ethyl mercaptan, see Ethanethiol ... 

Epoxy-l-Propanol, see Glycidol Ethanethiol, see Ethyl mercaptan Ethanolamine 2-Ethoxyethanol... 

Chemical Designations - Synonyms Ethanethiol Ethyl Sulfhydrate Mercaptoethane Thioethyl alcohol Chemical Formula CjHjSH. 

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