Dimethyl trithiocarbonate is an
organic compound with the
chemical formula . It is a
methyl
In organic chemistry, a methyl group is an alkyl derived from methane, containing one carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms, having chemical formula . In formulas, the group is often abbreviated as Me. This hydrocarbon group occurs in many ...
ester of
trithiocarbonic acid. This chemical belongs to a subcategory of esters called
thioesters. It is a
sulfur
Sulfur (or sulphur in British English) is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with a chemical formula ...
analog of
dimethyl carbonate , where all three
oxygen atoms are replaced with sulfur atoms. In terms of its name, dimethyl trithiocarbonate is derived from
esterification of trithiocarbonic acid with
methanethiol.
Properties
Dimethyl trithiocarbonate is a yellow liquid with a strong and very unpleasant smell.
Uses
Dimethyl trithiocarbonate is used in preparation of methyl-β,β′-dicarbonyldithiocarboxylate derivatives, in generation of tris(organothiyl)methyl radicals , and in preparation of β-oxodithiocarboxylates.
Dimethyl trithiocarbonate is also a useful reagent in the preparation of
2-mercaptoquinoline and its analogues which are potential
antileishmanial agents.
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Hazards and toxicity
Dimethyl trithiocarbonate is
combustible. Upon catching fire, irritating, suffocating and toxic gases are released, like
carbon oxides
In chemistry, an oxocarbon or oxide of carbon is a chemical compound consisting only of carbon and oxygen. The simplest and most common oxocarbons are carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (). Many other stable (practically if not thermodynamica ...
and
sulfur oxides
Sulfur oxide refers to many types of sulfur and oxygen containing compounds such as SO, SO2, SO3, S7O2, S6O2, S2O2, etc.
Sulfur oxide (SO''x'') refers to one or more of the following:
* Lower sulfur oxides (S''n''O, S7O2 and S6O2)
* Sulfur mono ...
.
References
Methyl esters
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