B. Haley, R. Haszeldine, B. Hewitson
1976
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Journal of The Chemical Society-perkin Transactions 1
Abstract
Reaction of sodium methanethiolate with polyfluoroiodoalkanes in the presence of dimethyl disulphide in dimethyl sulphoxide as solvent gives the corresponding methyl polyfluoroalkyl sulphides in high yield (ca. 80%); optimum conditions for the reaction involving heptafluoro-1-iodopropane have been determined. The reaction also works in the absence of the disulphide (yields ca. 70%) and on replacement of the disulphide by dimethyl sulphide. The reactions of heptafluoro-1-iodopropane with sodium ethanethiolate in the presence of and in the absence of diethyl disulphide and the preparation of some alkyl perfluoroalkyl sulphoxides are also described.