Methyl disulfide, oxidation to methane

Methyl disulfide, oxidation to methane-sulfinyl chloride by chlorine, 40, 62... 

When onion is cut or cmshed, ( )-5 -l-propenyl-L-cysteine sulfoxide (isoalliin) is converted into ( )-l-propene-l-sulfenic acid. Different from garlic, (Z)-thiopropanal S-oxide, a lachrymatory factor, is formed from the sulfenic acid by lachrymatory factor synthase (Figure 18.6). The remaining ( )-l-propene-l-sulfenic acid and methyl sulfenic acid produced from 5 -methyl-L-eysteine sulfoxide ean form methyl 1-pro-pene-thiosulfinate and 1-propenyl methane thiosulfinate that are further converted to sulfides such as 1-propenyl methyl disulfide and 1-prope-nyl methyl trisulfide. 

The Oceans as a Source of Gases to the Atmosphere 2.1 Dimethyl sulfide Methyl mercaptan Carbonyl sulfide Carbon disulfide Hydrogen sulfide Methyl iodide Methyl chloride Chloroform Nitrous oxide Methane... 

Methanesulfonic acid is primarily manufactured by the batch or continuous oxidation of the methyl mercaptan or dimethyl disulfide with chlorine in saturated aqueous hydrochloric acidJ This chemistry is also the basis for much of the worldwide production of MSC, with photochlorination of methane (vide infra) being the most significant commercial alternative. Other alkanesulfonyl chlorides and sulfonic acids have also been produced in lesser quantities by the CI2/H2O oxidation. Reaction yields are typically 92-100%. The HCl by-product separates as vapor from the saturated reaction mixture. It is absorbed into water to afford a... 

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