Tetrahydrothiophene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Thiolane
Other names
Tetrahydrothiophene,
thiophane, tetramethylene sulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations THT
102392
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 203-728-9
RTECS number
  • XN0370000
UNII
UN number 2412
  • InChI=1S/C4H8S/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H2 checkY
    Key: RAOIDOHSFRTOEL-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C4H8S/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H2
    Key: RAOIDOHSFRTOEL-UHFFFAOYAY
  • S1CCCC1
Properties
C4H8S
Molar mass 88.17 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.997 g/mL[1]
Melting point −96 °C (−141 °F; 177 K)
Boiling point 119 °C (246 °F; 392 K)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Stench, flammable, irritant
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H225, H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H412
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
Flash point 12 °C (54 °F; 285 K)
200 °C (392 °F; 473 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS) Oakwood
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Tetrahydrofuran, Thiophene, Selenolane, Thiazolidine, Dithiolane, Thiane
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetrahydrothiophene is an organosulfur compound with the formula (CH2)4S. The molecule consists of a five-membered saturated ring with four methylene groups and a sulfur atom. It is the saturated analog of thiophene. It is a volatile, colorless liquid with an intensely unpleasant odor. It is also known as thiophane, thiolane, or THT.

Synthesis and reactions

Tetrahydrothiophene is prepared by the reaction of tetrahydrofuran with hydrogen sulfide. This vapor-phase reaction is catalyzed by alumina and other heterogenous acid catalysts.[2][3]

This compound is a ligand in coordination chemistry, an example being the complex chloro(tetrahydrothiophene)gold(I).[4]

Oxidation of THT gives the sulfone sulfolane, which is of interest as a polar, odorless solvent:

C4H8S + 2 O → C4H8SO2

Sulfolane is, however, more conventionally prepared from butadiene.

Natural occurrence

Both unsubstituted and substituted tetrahydrothiophenes are reported to occur in nature. For example, tetrahydrothiophene occurs as a volatile from Eruca sativa Mill. (salad rocket)[5] while monocyclic substituted tetrahydrothiophenes have been isolated from Allium fistulosum 'Kujou',[6] Allium sativum (garlic),[7] Allium cepa (onion),[8] Allium schoenoprasum (chives),[9] and Salacia prinoides.[10] Albomycins are a group of tetrahydrothiophene-ring containing antibiotics from streptomyces while biotin and neothiobinupharidine (and other nuphar alkaloids [11]), are examples of bicyclic and polycyclic tetrahydrothiophene-ring containing natural products, respectively.

Applications

Because of its smell, tetrahydrothiophene has been used as an odorant in LPG,[3] albeit no longer in North America. It is also used as an odorant for natural gas, usually in mixtures containing tert-butylthiol.

Tetrahydrothiophene is a Lewis base classified as a soft base and its donor properties are discussed in the ECW model.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Loev, B; Massengale, JT U. S. Patent 2,899,444, "Synthesis of Tetrahydrothiophene", 8/11/1959
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  9. ^ Fukaya M, et al. (2019). "Cyclic Sulfur Metabolites from Allium schoenoprasum var. foliosum". Phytochemistry Letters. 29: 125–128. Bibcode:2019PChL...29..125F. doi:10.1016/j.phytol.2018.11.018. S2CID 104387714.
  10. ^ Tanabe G, et al. (2008). "Synthesis and Elucidation of Absolute Stereochemistry of Salaprinol, another Thiosugar Sulfonium Sulfate from the Ayurvedic Traditional Medicine Salacia prinoides". Tetrahedron. 64 (43): 10080–10086. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2008.08.010.
  11. ^ Korotkov A, et al. (2015). "Total Syntheses and Biological Evaluation of Both Enantiomers of Several Hydroxylated Dimeric Nuphar Alkaloids". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54 (36): 10604–10607. doi:10.1002/anie.201503934. PMC 4691328. PMID 26205039.
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