Petroleum Chemistry, Vol.50, No.3, 220-230, 2010
The catalytic action of triethylamine in the reaction of beta-hydroxyethyl mercaptan with oxiranes
The formation of an interionically hydrogen-bonded complex during the reaction of triethylamine with beta-hydroxyethyl mercaptan, the dissociation of the complex into ions, and the involvement of the mercaptide ion in epoxide ring opening are studied.