Free-radical addition of alkanethiols to some acyclic olefins
Abstract
Butane-1-thiol and 1,1-dimethylethane-1-thiol added to some non-conjugated [(I)–(VIII)] and conjugated [(IX)–(XI)] olefins under free radical conditions to yield sulphides. The reactivity order was: conjugated diene > vinyl (anti-Markownikoff addition) > internal double bonds. The conjugated dienes yielded mainly 1,2- and 1,4-adducts.