4-Hydroxybenzyl Alcohol → Phenol, 4-[(ethylthio)methyl]-

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A mixture of 62 g (0.5 mol) of 4-hydroxymethyl-phenol, 37 g (0.6 mol) of ethylmercaptan and 230 g of phenol was first heated, in a flask equipped with stirrer and reflux condenser, under normal pressure to about 85° C. in the course of about 15 minutes, and was then heated further in such a way that there was always a moderate reflux and that ultimately a final temperature of about 130° C. in the flask was reached. After a reaction time of 18 hours at 85°-130° C., the mixture was cooled and worked up by distillation. 4-Ethylthiomethyl-phenol was obtained in a yield of 65% of theory.

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