Problems and exercisesPreparation and Reactivity
1. Preparation
How would you prepare 1-propanethiol from 1-bromopropane? And ethyl propyl sulfide?
2. Oxidation
What is obtained when dimethyl sulfide is oxidized with one equivalent of oxidant and with an excess?
3. Disulfide bridges
Which reaction links two cysteine residues of a protein? How can it be undone?