Chemistry:Thiirane

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Thiirane
Skeletal formula of thiirane
Spacefill model of thiirane
Ball and model of thiirane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Thiirane
Systematic IUPAC name
Thiacyclopropane
Other names
2,3-Dihydrothiirene[1]
Ethylene sulfide[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
102379
ChEBI
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 206-993-9
1278
KEGG
MeSH ethylene+sulfide
RTECS number
  • KX3500000
UNII
UN number 1992
Properties
C2H4S
Molar mass 60.11 g·mol−1
Appearance Pale, yellow liquid
Density 1.01 g cm−3
Melting point −109 °C (−164 °F; 164 K)
Boiling point 56 °C; 133 °F; 329 K
Vapor pressure 28.6 kPa (at 20 °C)
Thermochemistry
51-53 kJ mol−1
-2.0126 MJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS02: Flammable GHS05: Corrosive GHS06: Toxic
GHS Signal word DANGER
H225, H301, H318, H331
P210, P261, P280, P301+310, P305+351+338, P311
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Flammability code 4: Will rapidly or completely vaporize at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, or is readily dispersed in air and will burn readily. Flash point below 23 °C (73 °F). E.g. propaneHealth code 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasReactivity code 2: Undergoes violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures, reacts violently with water, or may form explosive mixtures with water. E.g. white phosphorusSpecial hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
4
3
2
Flash point 10 °C (50 °F; 283 K)
Related compounds
Related heterocycles
Ethylene oxide
Aziridine
Borirane
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thiirane, more commonly known as ethylene sulfide, is the cyclic chemical compound with the formula C2H4S.[2] It is the smallest sulfur-containing heterocycle and the simplest episulfide. Like many organosulfur compounds, this species has a highly unpleasant odour. Thiirane is also used to describe any derivative of the parent ethylene sulfide.

Structure

According to electron diffraction, the C-C and C-S distances in ethylene sulfide are respectively 1.473 and 1.811 Å. The C-C-S and C-S-C angles are respectively 66.0 and 48.0°.[3]

Preparation and reactions

It can be prepared by the reaction of ethylene carbonate and KSCN.[4] For this purpose the KSCN is first melted under vacuum to remove water.

KSCN + C2H4O2CO → KOCN + C2H4S + CO2

Ethylenesulfide adds to amines to afford 2-mercaptoethylamines,[5] which are good chelating ligands.

C2H4S + R2NH → R2NCH2CH2SH

This process is often called mercaptoethylation.[6]

Oxidation of thiirane with periodate gives ethylene episulfoxide.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "thiirane (CHEBI:30977)". Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). UK: European Bioinformatics Institute. http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:30977. 
  2. Warren Chew; David N. Harpp (1993). "Recent aspects of thiirane chemistry". Journal of Sulfur Chemistry 15 (1): 1–39. doi:10.1080/01961779308050628. 
  3. Wataru Ando Nami Choi Norihiro Tokitoh (1996). "Thiiranes and Thiirenes: Monocyclic". Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry II. 1A. pp. 173–240. doi:10.1016/B978-008096518-5.00005-8. ISBN 9780080965185. 
  4. Searles, S.; Lutz, E. F.; Hays, H. R.; Mortensen, H. E. (1962). "Ethylene Sulfide". Organic Syntheses 42: 59. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.042.0059. 
  5. R. J. Cremlyn “An Introduction to Organosulfur Chemistry” John Wiley and Sons: Chichester (1996). ISBN:0-471-95512-4.
  6. Gunars Zelans, Jacquelyn Gervay-Hague, Ivy Maulie (2010). "Ethylene Sulfide". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/047084289X.re079.pub2. ISBN 978-0471936237.