RESEARCH ON THE REACTIONS OF ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
Abstract
Studies of sulfinic ester reactions resulted in the discovery of methods to accomplish the epimerization of asymmetric sulfinic esters at the asymmetric sulfur. This work was extended to kinetic studies of the epimerization and the base catalyzed alcholysis of these esters. Results were interpreted in terms of the conformations of the esters and tentative assignments were made of absolute configurations to the asymmetric sulfur atoms in the esters. Some preliminary work was done on the pyrolysis of asymmetric sulfinic esters. It was concluded that the pyrolysis led to elimination via a carbonium ion rather than via a concerted elimination through a quasi-six-membered ring. A stereochemical tudy of the decomposition of optically active alkylsulfonyl chlorides to alkyl chlorides and sulfur dioxide was made. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 08, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0270005
Entities
People
- Harry F. Herbrandson
Organizations
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute