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HRID 356842Generated: October 25, 2026

4-Mercaptophenol → 4-[(4-Hydroxyphenyl)disulfanyl]phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-MercaptophenolHCID 240147—
SolventDimethyl SulfoxideHCID 679—
Product4-[(4-Hydroxyphenyl)disulfanyl]phenolHCID 280665—

Reaction Steps

p-Hydroxybenzenethiol (25 g) was dissolved in DMSO (155 ml) and the solution was stirred for 4 hours and poured into ice water (1 L). The precipitated crystals were dried under reduced pressure to give bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)disulfide quantitatively.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05840716
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_11
ORD IDord-7085146c16bc4d318e7e2210028e4e8b
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_11