Effective methylthiomethylation of aromatics was achieved by using chloromethyl methyl sulfide/aluminum chloride (MeSCH2Cl:2AICl3) as the alkylating agent. Excess aluminum chloride activates the thiocarboxonium ion intermediate by coordinating with sulfur and thus diminishes back donation of "electron density" into the carbocationic center, rendering it a superelectrophilic methylthiomethylating agent.
通过使用
氯甲基甲基
硫醚/
氯化铝(MeSCH2Cl:2AICl3)作为烷基化剂,实现了
芳烃的有效甲基
硫代甲基化。过量的
氯化铝通过与
硫配位激活
硫代
羧酸根离子中间体,从而减少“电子密度”向碳阳离子中心的反施予,使其成为超亲电甲基
硫代甲基化剂。