The Formation of Morpholine Thiosulfate From Morpholine and Sulfur

Authors

Edward M. Peters, State University of Iowa
Watler T. Smith Jr., State University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

In recent years the use of morpholine and sulfur in the Willgerodt reaction has received considerable attention. There have been several mechanisms proposed for the Willgerodt reaction, but the most generally accepted mechanism today is that outlined by King and McMillan¹. These authors have attempted to show that an independent reaction between sulfur and the amine is essential to this reaction. They have postulated an amine sulfide intermediate similar to the already known amine oxides. These sulfides have not been isolated as by-products of the reaction nor have they been prepared in any other way. The only previous evidence of a reaction between sulfur and morpholine is the formation of dithiooxalodi-morpholide reported by Horton and Van den Berghe².

Publication Date

1950

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

57

Issue

1

First Page

211

Last Page

213

Copyright

©1950 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Peters, Edward M. and Smith, Watler T. Jr. (1950) "The Formation of Morpholine Thiosulfate From Morpholine and Sulfur," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 57(1), 211-213.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol57/iss1/23