Talanta. 1980 Mar;27(3):281-2. doi: 10.1016/0039-9140(80)80057-9.
Talanta
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PMID: 18962663 DOI: 10.1016/0039-9140(80)80057-9
2-Chloro-1-methylpyridinium iodide reacts rapidly and quantitatively with thiol groups in the presence of excess of triethylamine to give the 2-alkyl(aryl)thio-1-methylpyridinium iodide and an equimolar amount of hydrogen chloride which is trapped by the triethylamine. The excess of triethylamine is back-titrated with hydrochloric acid, with Bromothymol Blue as indicator.