Question

5) Provide the structure and IUPAC name of a reduced thiol containing one carbon atom.

a) Briefly describe what makes a molecule an acid.

b) Provide a chemical equation for an acid-base reaction using the thiol you drew in Question 5.

c) Why is the organic product of this reaction more soluble than the organic reactant?

Answer 1

5) CH₃SH is the smallest reduced thiol. It is having one carbon atom. It is called METHANETHIOL in IUPAC nomenclature.

a) a molecule must be able to release H+ ions in aqurous solution and lower the pH of aqueous solution.

b) CH₃SH +NaH CH₃SNa + H_{​​​​​​2}  

c) organic part is soluble in organic phase because there is hydrophobic interaction with the solvent. There is no internal dipole dipole atttaction. Because hydrocarbons and organic moeities like thiols are having small electronegativity difference amongst themselves.