Atmospheric oxidation of reduced sulfur species

The kinetics of elementary gas phase reactions involved in the oxidation of reduced sulfur species, H₂S, CS₂, OCS, CH₃SH, CH₃SCH₃, and CH₃SSCH₃, to SO₂ (or other products) are reviewed. The reactions with OH and NO₃ which are the processes that initiate the degradation of the above compounds have been evaluated. Reactions of key intermediates, HS, HSO, CH₃S, and CH₃SO, are discussed. Whenever possible, recommendations for the rate coefficients are made and the need for further work indicated. The review has been carried out with the atmospheric chemistry in mind by looking at the laboratory based kinetics data. This review also provides information that will help model the Earth's sulfur cycle.     

Über Chalkogenolate. 113 Umsetzung von Chloramin mit Kohlenstoffdisulfid und mit Methylestern von Dithiocarbamidsäuren

On Chalcogenolates. 113. Reactions of Chloramine with Carbon Disulfide and with Methylesters of Dithiocarbamic Acids The reactions of chloramine with CS₂ and with H₂N? CS? SCH₃, CH₃? NH? CS? SCH₃, and (CH₃)₂N? CS? SCH₃ have been studied. The reaction with the methylester of dithiocarbamic acid gives the known dimethyl perthiocyanate and the reaction with the methylester of N-methyldithiocarbamic acid leads to CH₃S? CS? N(CH₃)? C(?NCH₃)? SCH₃. The latter compound has been characterized by means of electron absorption spectra, infrared spectra, nuclear magnetic resonance spectra (¹H and ¹³C), and mass spectra.     

An FTIR study of the mechanism for the reaction HO + CH3SCH3

Product studies were made using the Fourier transform infrared method in the uv (300–400-nm) photolysis of mixtures containing CH₃SCH₃, C₂H₅ONO, and NO in ppm concentrations in 700 torr of O₂–N₂ diluent. Methyl thionitrite, CH₃SNO, arising from the reaction CH₃S + NO, was detected as an intermediate product. In addition, the yields of the major sulfur-containing products SO₂ and CH₃SO₃H coincided with those of the oxidation of the CH₃S radicals generated directly by the photodissociation of CH₃SNO. The formation of CH₃S in the HO-initiated oxidation of CH₃SCH₃ in the presence of NO suggests a reaction scheme involving the H-abstraction reaction HO + CH₃SCH₃ → CH₃SCH₂ + H₂O as the primary step.     

The reaction of 2′ 2′ 3′ 3′-tetrafluoropropyl-5-iodo-3-oxaoctafluoropentane sulfonate with dimethylsulfoxide and determination of the crystal structure of one of the products

The title reaction gave three known compounds (2, 3 and 4) and two new compounds, CH₃SCH₂(CF₂)₂H (5) and I(CF₂)₂O(CF₂)₂SO₃⁻S+(CH₃)₃ (6). The structure of 6 was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals of 6 belong to monoclinic space group P2₁/C with a = 9.399, b = 15.651, c=10.934Å, β = 94.80° and z = 4. The structure was solved by heavy-atom method and refined by block-diagonal matrix least-squares procedure to a final R of 0.054 for 1999 independent observed reflexions. The S C bonds around the sulphur atom in trimethylsulphonium are pyramidal with the bond lengths of 1.814 Å, 1.800Å and 1.818 Å and the bond angles C-S-C of 101.06°, 101.52° and 102.53°. The distances of the sulphur atom in trimethylsulphonium to three oxygen atoms in the sulphonate radical are 3.79 Å, 3.64 Å and 3.34 Å respectively. These distances are out of the range of the normal S-O bond length. The structure consists of trimethylsulphonium cations and 5-iodo-3-oxaoctafluoropentane-sulphonate anions.     

13C Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of some substituted thiols and thioanisoles

¹³C NMR spectra of thiophenol, 4-nitrothiophenol, 4-X-thioanisole (X = NO₂, NH₂, SH, H) were examined in CDCl₃ solution. Substituent chemical shift values (additivity parameters) for the −SH and −SCH₃ groups are reported.In para-substituted thioanisoles, while the −NH₂ group caused a deshielding and −NO₂ a shielding of SCH₃ carbon resonance, −SH appeared to have had no effect on the carbon resonance.     

Über Chalkogenolate. 181 [1]. Thiocarbamoyl-methylsulfane

On Chalcogenolates. 181. Thiocarbamoyl Methyl Sulfanes The thiocarbamoyl methyl sulfanes H₂N? CS? S_x? CH₃? NH? CS? S_x? CH₃, and (CH₃)₂N? CS? S_x? CH₃ with x = 1 and 2 have been prepared by known procedures (for x = 1) and by reaction of the corresponding dithiocarbamate with the S-methylester of methanethiosulfonic acid CH₃? SO₂? SCH₃ (for x = 2). The compounds have been studied by means of diverse spectroscopic methods.     

Theoretical study of the effects of substitution,solvation, and structure on the interaction between nitriles and methanol

We report an investigation on intermolecular interactions in R? CN ··· H? OCH₃ (R = H, CH₃, F, Cl, NO₂, OH, SH, SCH₃, CHO, COCH₃, CH₂Cl, CH₂F, CH₂OH, CH₂COOH, CF₃, SCOCH₃, SCF₃, OCHF₂, CH₂CF₃, CH₂OCH₃, and CH₂CH₂OH) complexes using density functional theory. The calculations were conducted on B3LYP/6‐311++G** level of theory for optimization of geometries of complexes and monomers. An improper hydrogen bonding (HB) in the H₃CO? H ··· NC? R complexes was observed in that N atom of the nitriles functions acts as a proton acceptor. Furthermore, quantum theory of “Atoms in Molecules” (AIM) and natural bond orbital (NBO) method were applied to analyze H‐bond interactions in respective complexes. The electron density (ρ) and Laplacian (?²ρ) properties, estimated by atoms in molecules calculations, indicate that H ··· N bond possesses low ρ and positive ?²ρ values, which are in agreement with partially covalent character of the HBs, whereas O? H bonds have negative ?²ρ values. In addition, the weak intermolecular force due to dipole–dipole interaction (U) is also considered for analysis. The examination of HB in these complexes by quantum theory of NBO method fairly supports the ab initio results. Natural population analysis data, the electron density, and Laplacian properties, as well as, the ν(O? H) and γ(O? H) frequencies of complexes, calculated at the B3LYP/6‐311++G** level of theory, are used to evaluate the HB interactions. The calculated geometrical parameters and conformational analysis in water phase solution show that the H₃CO? H ··· NC? R complexes in water are more stable than that in gas phase. The obtained results demonstrated a strong influence of the R substituent on the properties of complexes. Numerous correlations between topological, geometrical, thermodynamic properties, and energetic parameters were also found. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2012     

Difference in Conversions Between Dimethyl Sulfide and Methanethiol in a Cold Plasma Environment

This study compared the conversion of two malodorous substances, dimethyl sulfide (CH₃SCH₃, DMS) and methanethiol (CH₃SH) in a cold plasma reactor. The DMS and CH₃SH were successfully destroyed at room temperature. DMS decomposed less than CH₃SH at the same conditions. In oxygen-free condition, CS₂ and hydrocarbons were the major products, while SO₂ and CO_x were main compounds in oxygen-rich environments. The DMS/Ar plasma yielded more hydrocarbons and less CS₂ than that of CH₃SH/Ar plasma. In the CH₃SH/O₂/Ar plasma, rapid formation of SO and CO resulted in the yields much more amounts of SO₂ and CO₂ than those in the DMS/O₂/Ar plasma; and remained only a trace of total hydrocarbons, CH₂O, CH₃OH, CS₂, and OCS. The major differences between the reaction mechanisms of DMS and CH₃SH were also proposed and discussed.     

Zur Umsetzung von Bis(2-mercaptoethyl)phosphinen mit Organozinn-Verbindungen Molekülstruktur eines zinnhaltigen Sechzehnringes

Reaction of Bis(2-mercaptoethyl)phosphines with Organotin Compounds. Molecular Structure of a Tin Containing Sixteen-membered Ring The reaction of bis(2-mercaptoethyl)phosphine with di-t-butyltin dimethoxide yields mixture of oligomers of the type [t-Bu₂Sn(SCH₂CH₂)₂Pr]_n (R ? Me, Ph) from which the trans-configurated dimers (n = 2) have been isolated. By the reaction with sulphur and selenium, respectively, these dimers were transformed to the corresponding thioxo and selenoxo derivatives. The sixteen-membered ring trans-[t-Bu₂Sn(SCH₂CH₂)₂P(S)Ph]₂ crystallizes in the space group P2₁/n with the unit cell dimensions a 1350.9, b 1310.2, c 1500.3 pm, β 96.36° and does not exhibit any intramolecular Sn? P interaction: The 1,5-diorgano-1-chloro-5-elementa-1-stanna(IV)-bicyclo-[3.3.0^1,5]octanes R(Cl)Sn(SCH₂CH₂)₂E ( 6 , R ? Ph, E ? PPh; 7 , R ? Ph, E ? NMe) have been prepared from the corresponding sodium dithiolates and phenyltrichlorostannane. The transannulare Sn? P and Sn? N interactions in 6 and 7 are confirmed by ³¹P and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR investigations.     

Analysis of sulfur-containing compounds in ambient air using solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography with pulsed flame photometric detection

A new analysis method for sulfur-containing compounds in air using solid-phase microextraction (SPME), gas chromatography and pulsed flame photometric detection (PFPD), SPME-GC-PFPD method, has been developed. The analysis method is simple, fast and easily performed. To demonstrate the usefulness and versatility of the method air samples collected in geothermal areas in Rotorua, at a muddy beach in Auckland (cities in New Zealand), and in a wastewater treatment plant were analysed. COS, H₂S, CS₂, SO₂, CH₃SH, (CH₃)₂S and CH₃(CH₂)₂CH₂SH were identified in the samples from Rotorua. It was noted that air quality in residential areas with respect to sulfur compounds was better than that around geothermal sources. Samples from the wastewater treatment plant contained COS, H₂S, CS₂, SO₂, CH₃SH, (CH₃)₂S and (CH₃)₂S₂. It was found that the emission of sulfur compounds was reduced in the course of the wastewater treatment process. The potential impact of the detected sulfur compounds on human health is briefly discussed.     

Darstellung und eigenschaften von und reaktionen mit metallhaltigen heterocyclen: XII. Metallorganische komplexe von mangan und rhenium mit nucleophilen zentren am metall und schwefel

The binuclear anions Na₂[(OC)₄MPR₂S]₂ (M = Mn: R = CH₃; M = Re: R = CH₃, C₆H₅) are obtained by reduction of the thiophosphinous acid complexes (OC)₄BrMPR₂SH with sodium amalgam in dimethoxyethane. Only for M = Mn the metal-metal bond can be cleaved with excess sodium to give Na₂[(CO)₄MnP(CH₃)₂S]. With dimethyl sulfate and 1,3-dibromopropane both nucleophilic centers in Na₂[(OC)₄MnP(CH₃)₂S] react to give CH₃Mn(CO)₄P(CH₃)₂SCH₃, and the six-membered, sulfur-containing metallacycle (OC)₄M$\text{nP(CH}{}_3\text{)}{}_2\text{SCH}{}_2\text{CH}{}_2\text{C}$H₂, respectively. The heterolytic cleavage of the ReRe bond in Na₂[(OC)₄RePR₂S]₂ with (CH₃O)₂SO₂ leads to the methylated complexes CH₃Re(CO)₄PR₂SCH₃. The newly prepared compounds are characterized by their IR, NMR, and mass spectra.     

Polysulfonylamine. XLVI Molekülkomplexe von Di(organosulfonyl)aminen mit Dimethylsulfoxid und Triphenylphosphinoxid. Röntgenstrukturanalyse von Di(4-fluorbenzolsulfonyl)amin-Dimethylsulfoxid(2/1)

Polysulfonyl Amines. XLVI. Molecular Adducts of Di(organosulfonyl)amines with Dimethyl Sulfoxide and Triphenylphosphine Oxide. X-Ray Structure Determination of Di(4-fluorobenzenesulfonyl)amine-Dimethyl Sulfoxide(2/1) From equimolar solutions of the respective components in CH₂Cl₂/petroleum ether, the following crystalline addition compounds were obtained: (X? C₆H₄SO₂)₂NH …? OS(CH₃)₂, where X = H, 4? CH₃, 4? Cl, 4? Br, 4? I, 4? NO₂ or 3? NO₂; [(4? F? C₆H₄SO₂)₂NH]₂ · (OS(CH)₃)₂ ( 8 ); (4? I? C₆H₄SO₂)₂NH · OP(C₆H₅)₃. A (2/1) complex of (4? F? C₆H₄SO₂)₂NH with OP(C₆H₅)₃ could not be isolated. The solid-state structure of the (2/1) compound 8 is compared with the known structure of the (1/1) complex (CH₃SO₂)₂NH · OS(CH₃)₂. The crystallographic data for 8 at ?95°C are: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 2 369.9(13), b = 1 006.8(4), c = 2 772.6(13) pm, β = 110.71(4)°, U = 6.187 nm³, Z = 8. Two N? H …? O hydrogen bonds with N …? O 275 and 280 pm connect the disulfonylamine molecules with the dimethyl sulfoxide molecule. The O atom of the latter has a trigonal-planar environment consisting of the S atom and the two hydrogen bond H atoms.     

13C NMR of organosulphur compounds: I—the effects of sulphur substituents on the 13C chemical shifts of alkyl chains and of S-heterocycles

The ¹³C NMR spectra have been determined of: (i) aliphatic compounds having at one end a functionalized sulphur atom (? SH, ? S^?, ? SMe, ? S(O)Me, ? SO₂Me and ? S⁺Me₂) and (ii) saturated sulphur heterocycles variously substituted at the S-atom . The results are discussed in terms of the familiar deshielding effects for α- and β-carbons and shielding effects for γ-carbons, exerted by the sulphur atom itself and/or by the atoms or groups of which the sulphur function is made up. The γ-effect of the S-atom appears to be nearly independent of the nature of the S-function and of comparable magnitude to that of an aliphatic carbon (?2·5 + ?3·0 ppm). Surprisingly, however, a S? CH₃ group shields the carbon in γ position with respect to CH₃ by an amount (?5·4 ppm) which is more than twice that (?2·5 ppm) exerted by the aliphatic γ-carbon on the S-CH₃ carbon itself. As to the cyclic compounds, the shieldings of the α- and β-carbons can be rationalized in terms of the conformational orientation of the substituent at sulphur, and the equilibrium distribution of the conformers. The results confirm the great value of ¹³C NMR for configurational and conformational assignment of S-heterocycles.     

Spektroskopische Untersuchungen an Phenoxydimethylfloursilanen

Spectroscopie Investigations on R? C₆H₄O(CH₃)₂SiF Compounds The i.r. and Raman spectra of a number of R? C₆H₄O(CH₃)₂SiF compounds (R = H, CH₃, CH₃O, Cl, Br, NO₂, NH₂) have been recorded. The intramolecular and intermolecular interactions were discussed by means of ν SiF, ν Si? O? (C), ν C? O? (Si) and ν_s SiC₂ vibrations.     

Bis(trimethylsilyl)-hypophosphit und Alkoxycarbonylphosphonigsäure-bis(trimethylsilyl)ester als Schlüsselsubstanzen für die Synthese von Organophosphorverbindungen

Bis(trimethylsilyl)hypophosphite und Alkoxycarbonylphosphonous Acid Bis(trimethylsilyl) esters as Building Blocks in Organophosphorus Chemistry The oxidation of pure bis(trimethylsilyl)hypophosphite ( BTH ) with chalcogenides forming (Me₃SiO)₂P(X)H (X = O, S, Se, Te) is described as well as its reactions with alkylhalides RX (X = Cl, Br, I) and Cl? C(O)OR (R = Me, Et, Bzl). By reaction with oxygen, sulfur, and selenium the alkoxycarbonylphosphonous acid bis(trimethylsilyl)esters form RO? C(O)? P(X)(OSiMe₃)₂ (X = O, S, Se) whereas with Cl? C(O)OR the bis(alkoxycarbonyl)-phosphinic acid trimethylsilylesters are obtained. After partial hydrolysis the resulting instable RO? C(O)? P(O)H(OSiMe₃) gives RO? C(O)? P(O)(OSiMe₃)? CH₂? NH? A? COOR′ (A = CH₂, CH₂CH₂, CHCH₃, CH₂CH₂SH, CHCH(CH₃)₂,…) when allowed to react with hexahydro-s-triazines of the aminoacid esters. Reactions of the alkoxycarbonyl-P-silylesters with NaOR or NaOH result in the corresponding mono-, di-, or trisodium salts. With mineral acids decarboxylation occurs, but H? P(O)(OH)? CH₂? NH? A? COOH can be obtained, too. The structure of the compounds described are discussed by their n.m.r. data.     

Unexpected formation of N-fluoroalkaneacyl anilides from the reactions of fluoroalkanesulfonyl azides with nitrobenzene and its derivatives

The thermal reactions of fluoroalkanesulfonyl azides R_fCF₂SO₂N₃1 with nitrobenzene and its derivatives XC₆H₄NO₂ (X=H, F, Cl, CF₃) gave the unexpected N-fluoroalkaneacyl anilides R_fCONHC₆H₄X (X=H, Cl, F, CF₃) in addition to fluoroalkanesulfonyl amides R_fCF₂SO₂NH₂. Under the same reaction conditions, however, nitrobenzene containing an electron-donating group RC₆H₄NO₂ (R=CH₃, OCH₃) reacted with 1 affording the corresponding N-fluoroalkanesulfonyl anilides R_fCF₂SO₂NHC₆H₃(NO₂)R. Other electron-poor benzene derivatives, such as benzaldehyde, benzoate, and acetophenone C₆H₅Y(Y=CHO, COCH₃, CO₂CH₃) all gave the meta-substituted N-fluoroalkanesulfonyl anilides R_fCF₂SO₂NHC₆H₄Y.     

Comprehensive study of the interaction between hydrogen halides and methanol derivatives

The R? CH₂? HO…H? X (R = SCl, Cl, SH, NO₂, OMe, CHO, CN, C₂H₅, CH₃, H; X = F, Cl, Br) complexes are considered here as the interest sample for the consideration of different measures of H‐bond strength. The intermolecular interaction energies are predicted by using MP2/6‐31++G(d,p) and B3LYP/6‐31++G(d,p) methods with basis set superposition error and zero‐point energy corrections. The results showed that intermolecular hydrogen bonds for complexes with HF are stronger than such interactions in complexes with HCl and HBr. Quantum theory of “Atoms in Molecules” and natural bond orbitals method were applied to analyzed H‐bond interactions. The gas phase thermodynamic properties of complexes were predicted using quantum mechanical computations. The obtained results showed a strong influence of the R and X substituents on the thermodynamic properties of complexes. Numerous correlations between topological, geometrical, thermodynamic properties and energetic parameters were also found. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Theoretical study of the proton affinities of 2-, 3-, and 4-monosubstituted pyridines in the gas phase by means of MINDO/3, MNDO,and AM1

Proton affinities (PAs) of 2-, 3-, and 4-monosubstituted pyridines in the gas phase are calculated using the MINDO/3, MNDO, and AM1 methods. The following substituents are considered: F, Cl, CN, CH₃, CF₃, CHO, NO₂, NH₂, N(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, and SCH₃. The results are compared with experimental values. It is found that all MINDO/3 PAs are ca. 6% too high (mean value) compared to the experimental results; on the other hand, the MNDO values are ca. 7% too low (mean value). However, a much better agreement has been observed for the AM1 method where the theoretical values are only ca. 2.4% too low (mean value). Correlations between the calculated proton affinities on one hand and the charges on the acid H atom and Hammett constants on the other hand are studied. Particularly good linear relationships are found for the 4-monosubstituted compounds within the AM1 formalism.     

Mass spectra of some (Z)-α-Phenyl-β-(2-thienyl)acrylonitriles

The mass spectra of some (Z)α-(4-R′-phenyl)-β-(2-thienyl-5-R)acrylonitriles (R = H, CH₃, Br; R′ = H, CH₃O, CH₃, Cl, NO₂) at 70 eV are reported. Mass spectra exhibit pronounced molecular ions. The compound's where R = H, and CH₃ are characterized by the occurrence of a strong [M - H]⁺ peak. Moreover, in all the compounds a m/z 177 peak occurs. In the compounds where R = H, [M - HS]* and [M - CHS]* ions are present except the nitroderivatives. Where R = CH₃, [M - HS]⁺ ion occurs.