Benzyl Alcohol → Phenol

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[2,2'-thiobis-(4-t-octyl-phenolato)]-benzyl alcohol Nickel II, NiTBP.C6H5OH was prepared as follows: p [2,2'-thiobis-(4-t-octylphenolato)]-2-propanol nickel II prepared as described in Example 4 (83.9 g) was dissolved in benzene (250 ml) and benzyl alcohol (16.2 g) was then added. The resulting solution was heated and refluxed for 1 hr. The displaced 2-propanol and most of the benzene solvent was then removed by distillation and the remainder by rotary evaporation. The complex[2,2'-thiobis-(4-t-octylphenolato)]benzyl alcohol nickel II was thus obtained as a green solid which softened at 150° C., melted partially at 210° C. and was completely fused at 260° C.

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