Benzyl Alcohol → 4-(Benzylthio)phenol

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4-(Benzylthio)phenol was prepared as follows. Seventy grams of 4-mercaptophenol, 30 drops of toluene sulfonic acid and 100 milliliters of benzene were placed in a flask. Eighty-three grams of benzyl alcohol were added and the flask contents stirred at reflux for five hours to collect the water formed. A white substance precipitated from solution and was filtered. It was washed with hexane. The substance had a melting point of 96° C. to 98° C., a percent sulfur of 14.4 and a hydroxyl number of 259.

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