Reaction Products and Process of 2-Chloroethyl Ethyl Sulfide in Microemulsion Media

Abstract The reaction of 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide was investigated in several oil-in-water microemulsions. The reaction products were identified by GC/MS, NMR, and LC/MS, and the reaction process was monitored by measuring peak height of reaction products and 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide with time by 1H NMR spectroscopy. The result showed that 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide degraded to 2-hydroxyethyl ethyl sulfide, cyclic sulfonium ion, open chain sulfonium chloro ion and sulfonium hydroxyl ion, and the reaction proceeded via a cyclic sulfonium ion intermediate. Based on the NMR results, a pseudoternary model was established for the reaction process of 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide in microemulsion.