Bis(tert-butylthio)mercury

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Bis(tert-butylthio)mercury
• CAS No.: 3374-16-1
• Molecular Formula: C8H18HgS2
• Molecular Weight: 378.953
• Mol file: 3374-16-1.mol

Synonyms:Bis(tert-butylthio)mercury;NSC 3903;NSC 61733;2-Propanethiol, 2-methyl-, mercury(2+) salt

Chemical Property of Bis(tert-butylthio)mercury

Chemical Property:

• Vapor Pressure: 160mmHg at 25°C
• Boiling Point: 67°C at 760 mmHg
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 2
• Rotatable Bond Count: 4
• Exact Mass: 380.055637
• Heavy Atom Count: 11
• Complexity: 96.2

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MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Canonical SMILES: CC(C)(C)S[Hg]SC(C)(C)C

Technology Process of Bis(tert-butylthio)mercury

There total 6 articles about Bis(tert-butylthio)mercury which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield: 87.0%

mercury(II) cyanide + 2-methylpropan-2-thiol (75-66-1) → di(tert-butylsulfenyl)mercury (3374-16-1)

Guidance literature:

In methanol; inert atm.; molar ratio Hg(CN)2:RSH 3:6.2, stirring, shaking (10 h); filtn., washing (MeOH), recrystn. or extraction (MeOH, protection against light), drying (over KOH, 1E-3 to 1E-5 mbar, 1-2 weeks);

DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3749(199912)625:12<2085::AID-ZAAC2085>3.3.CO;2-J

Reference yield:

mercury(II) diacetate (1600-27-7) + 2-methylpropan-2-thiol (75-66-1) → di(tert-butylsulfenyl)mercury (3374-16-1)

Guidance literature:

In ethanol; Ar-atmosphere, room temp.; filtering, washing (EtOH, Me2CO, Et2O), drying (vac.);

DOI:10.1021/om990589e

Reference yield:

mercury(II) cyanide (592-04-1) + 2-methylpropan-2-thiol (75-66-1) → di(tert-butylsulfenyl)mercury (3374-16-1)

Guidance literature:

With ethanol;

upstream raw materials:

mercury(II) cyanide

2-methylpropan-2-thiol

mercury(II) diacetate

Bi(SC(CH₃)3)3

Downstream raw materials:

2-methylpropan-2-thiol