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HRID 1956321Generated: October 30, 2026

Thiophenol → 4-(Phenylthio)benzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThiophenolHCID 7969—
Reactant4-Bromobenzoic acidHCID 11464—
ReactantPotassium tert-butoxideHCID 23665647—
Product4-(Phenylthio)benzoic acidHCID 23859895.7%

Reaction Steps

The conditions to prepare Reference Example 32 cl384847 are used with 6.0 g of mercaptobenzene, 12.22 g of potassium t-butoxide and 13.15 g of 4-bromobenzoic acid to give 12.0 g of the desired product as a solid, m.p. 101°-103° C.; M+H=231.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05780471
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_07
ORD IDord-e62fd59dacd9478395f3d95f83dd7208
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_07