Uses
(2-Carboxyethyl)dimethylsulfonium Chloride is the hydrochloride salt of Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (D479360), a metabolite produced primarily by marine phytoplankton and is the main precursor to the climatically important gas dimethylsulfide (DMS).
Synthesis
GENERAL METHOD: A solution was prepared by dissolving 0.99 g (15.9 mmol) of dimethyl sulfide in 3 mL of acetonitrile at room temperature. The solution was slowly added to a solution of 0.5 g (5.3 mmol) of 3-chloropropionic acid dissolved in 5 mL of acetonitrile under stirring. Upon completion of the reaction, the resulting colorless crystal product was collected by filtration and washed several times with ether. Finally, the product was dried under vacuum.
References
[1] Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 2017, vol. 87, # 9, p. 1903 - 1907
[2] Zh. Obshch. Khim., 2017, vol. 87, # 9, p. 1419 - 1423,5
[3] Patent: CN107382802, 2017, A. Location in patent: Paragraph 0011; 0013; 0015
