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HRID 650314Generated: October 29, 2026

4-Hydroxybiphenyl → 4-Phenylbenzene-1-thiol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-HydroxybiphenylHCID 7103—
ReactantDimethylthiocarbamoyl chlorideHCID 27871—
Product4-Phenylbenzene-1-thiolHCID 276041439%

Reaction Steps

The reaction of p-hydroxybiphenyl with dimethylthiocarbamoyl chloride followed by Newman-Kwart rearrangement and finally hydrolysis (see J. Het. Chem. 15, 281 (1978) and WO 96/25 936) affords 4-mercaptobiphenyl only in a yield of 39%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06271415B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_08
ORD IDord-449312bae85e473ea90313a75110cecd
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_08