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HRID 1248966Generated: October 31, 2026

Thioanisole → Methyl phenyl sulfoxide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThioanisoleHCID 7520—
ReactantSodium HypochloriteHCID 23665760—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
ProductMethyl phenyl sulfoxideHCID 14516—

Reaction Steps

To a solution of methyl-phenyl-sulphide (6.2 g) in water (2 ml) and dioxane (98 ml), stirred at 20° C. (external bath), sodium hypochlorite (88.69 g, titre 4.19%, pH 12.5) is added in 30 minutes.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04628087
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_12
ORD IDord-e313766bb7b74f65a9dde9c55327884b
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_12