Chemical Properties | white to almost white crystalline solid |
Uses | 4-Chlorothiophenol was used to modify poly(vinyl chloride) and to synthesize poly(vinyl chloride) with halogen groups. |
Uses | Oil additives, agricultural chemicals, plasticizers, rubber chemical, dyes, wetting agents, and stabilizers. |
Synthesis Reference(s) | The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 27, p. 4455, 1962 DOI: 10.1021/jo01059a081 Synthetic Communications, 18, p. 575, 1988 DOI: 10.1080/00397918808064014 |
General Description | 4-Chlorothiophenol undergoes oxidative coupling catalyzed by iron(III)-tetra phenyl prophyrin to form disulfides. |
Hazard | Toxic by ingestion. |
Purification Methods | Recrystallise the thiophenol from aqueous EtOH. The SMe ether has m 129o and the SEt ether has m 64o. [D'Sousa et al. J Org Chem 52 1720 1987, Beilstein 6 H 326, 6 I 149, 6 III 1034.] |