Iodoethane → 4-(Ethylthio)phenol

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4-(Ethylthio)phenol was prepared as follows. Sixty grams of 4-mercaptophenol were dissolved in 50 milliliters of ethanol. To the solution was added 27 grams of potassium hydroxide dissolved in 150 milliliters of ethanol. Seventy-four grams of ethyl iodide were added at 20° C. to 32° C. over a thirty minute period. The flask contents were stripped to remove the solvent. Benzene was added and the reaction product was water washed. The reaction product was stripped to remove a trace of the 4-mercaptophenol. The product weighed 66 grams.

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