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Organic Chemistry Oxygen and Sulfur in Organic Compounds. Chapter 12 Part 05 Thiols. Page 102. H. R. S. S. H. H. 1. Thiols - contain the sulfhydryl or mercapto functional group, -SH - general formula RSH
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Organic Chemistry Oxygen and Sulfurin Organic Compounds
Chapter 12Part 05Thiols Page 102
H R S S H H 1. Thiols -contain the sulfhydryl or mercapto functional group, -SH - general formula RSH - derivatives of hydrogen sulfide gas where one H is replaced by an R group
2. Nomenclature of Thiols -determine main chain (longest continuous chain of C atoms that contains the –SH). Keep the entire name; don’t remove any letters - add the suffix –thiol - If two thiol groups – dithiol - If three thiol groups – trithiol - number the chain to give the C bearing the –SH the lowest possible number - place this number in front of the name of the thiol, separated by a hyphen - if branched chain, always number giving the - SH group priority and name the substituents like you would for any other organic compound (lowest numbers, alphabetical, etc.)
H H H H C C H C SH C H H H H 2. Nomenclature Name the following thiol. 1-butanethiol
H H H H C C H C H C H H H SH 2. Nomenclature Name the following thiol. 2-butanethiol
H SH H H H C C H C H C C H H SH H H 2. Nomenclature Name the following thiol. 1,1-pentanedithiol
H H H Br SH H C C C H C H C C H H H H H H 2. Nomenclature Name the following thiol. 4-bromo-3-hexanethiol
SH H2N 2. Nomenclature Name the following thiol. trans-3-amino-1-cyclopentanethiol
SH SH 3. Nomenclature Name the following thiol. cis-1,2-cyclohexanedithiol
3. Thiols -hydrogen sulfide gas smells like rotten eggs - thiols have offensive odors - Examples 1-propanethiol (found in onions & garlic – makes eyes tear (lachrimator)) 3-methyl-1-butanethiol & trans-2-butene-1-thiol (found in skunk urine) 2-chloroethylsulfide (mustard gas)
3. Thiols methanethiol & ethanethiol - added to odorless natural gas after the New London, Texas gas explosion in 1937 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqCRNtZ12mo&playnext=1&list=PL0BAC9A84ED0009A7
3. Thiols -important in biochemistry - two –SH groups can be oxidized (hydrogens removed between them) to form disulfide linkages (hold protein chains together) - helps to determine the shapes of protein molecules