Potassium thioacetate

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Potassium thioacetate
KSAc.png
Identifiers
  • 10387-40-3
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.759 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 233-848-7
MeSH C005732
  • InChI=1S/C2H4OS.K/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: AFNBMGLGYSGFEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • CC(=O)[S-].[K+]
Properties
C2H3KOS
Molar mass 114.21
Appearance white solid
good
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Potassium thioacetate is an organosulfur compound and a salt with the formula CH3COS−K+. This white, water-soluble solid is used as a reagent for preparing thioacetate esters and other derivatives.[1]

Synthesis and reactions[]

Potassium thioacetate, which is commercially available, can be prepared by combining acetyl chloride and potassium hydrogen sulfide: CH3COCl + 2 KSH → KCl + CH3COSK + H2S It arises also by the neutralization of thioacetic acid with potassium hydroxide.

Use in preparation of thiols[]

In a common application, potassium thioacetate is combined with alkylating agents to give thioacetate esters: CH3COSK + RX → CH3COSR + KX (X = halide) Hydrolysis of these esters affords thiols: CH3COSR + H2O → CH3CO2H + RSH

The thioacetate esters can also be cleaved with methanethiol in the presence of stoichiometric base, as illustrated in the preparation of pent-4-yne-1-thiol:[2]

H3C(CH2)3OMs + KSAc → H3C(CH2)3SAc + KOMs
H3C(CH2)3SAc + HSMe → H3C(CH2)3SH + MeSAc

References[]

  1. ^ Zongjun Qiao and Xuefeng Jiang "Potassium Thioacetate" e-EROS Encyclopedia Of Reagents For Organic Synthesis, 2014. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rn01737
  2. ^ Matteo Minozzi, Daniele Nanni, Piero Spagnolo (2008). "4-Pentyne-1-thiol". eEROS. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rn00855.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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