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HRID 539939Generated: October 27, 2026

4-Nitrophenyl methyl sulfide → 4-(Methylthio)aniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Nitrophenyl methyl sulfideHCID 96109—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
CatalystNickelHCID 935—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product4-(Methylthio)anilineHCID 6603892.7%

Reaction Steps

A suspension of 1-(methylsulfanyl)-4-nitrobenzene (10.5 g, 0.062 mol) and Raney nickel (5 g) in methanol (250 ml) was hydrogenated in a round flask equipped with a balloon filled with hydrogen at room temperature for 16 hours. The resulting mixture was filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford 8.0 g of 4-(methylsulfanyl)aniline as colorless oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08871756B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_10
ORD IDord-2fca2c1116f94fabaf60c743e89bd88f
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_10