We can synthesize butyl methyl sulfide from butane in three steps:
Step 1: Free radical reaction of butane with chlorine
Step 2: Reaction of 1-Chlorobutane with thiourea
Step 3: Reaction of 1-butanethiol with MeI in the presence of a base.
5. In 2011, chemists announced the smallest molecular motor designed to date - a single molecule of CH3SCH2CH2CH2CH3...