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FREE-RADICAL REACTION OF ARENETHIOLS WITH TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
Martynov, A. V.,Mirskova, A. N.,Voronkov, M. G.
, p. 1635 - 1640 (2007/10/02)
The reaction of arenethiols ArSH (Ar = p-Tol, Ph, 4-ClC6H4) with tetrachloroethylene, initiated by UV irradiation or benzoyl peroxide, leads to the formation of mixtures of unsaturated and saturated products, i.e., aryl α,β-dichlorovinyl and β,β-dichlorovinyl sulfides, trichlorovinyl sulfides, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethyl and 1,2,2,2-tetrachloroethyl sulfides, diaryl disulfides, and isomeric diarylthiodichloroethenes.During discussion of the reaction mechanism, which involves reaction of the ArS radical with the tetrachloroethylene, evidence is given in favor of an α,β-chlorotropic rearrangement of the intermediate radical ArSCCl2CCl2 to the radical ArSCClCCl3.After the appropriate treatment it is possible to isolate the aryl trichlorovinyl sulfides in a mixture with small amount of aryl α,β-dichlorovinyl and aryl β,β-dichlorovinyl sulfides.
