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HRID 745694Generated: October 29, 2026

Phenol → 2-(Ethylthio)phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantDiethyl disulfideHCID 8077—
CatalystZirconium chloride (ZrCl4), (T-4)-HCID 9856075—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product2-(Ethylthio)phenolHCID 12240746.7%

Reaction Steps

A similar run using phenol (142 g, 1.51 moles), toluene (150 ml), zirconium tetrachloride (6.0 g, 0.026 moles), and ethyl disulfide (62.0 g, 0.50 moles) gave ortho-(ethylthio)phenol (36.0 g, 46% yield).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04599451
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_07
ORD IDord-e4887f21a3f74dd6bf3261b09ed5f067
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_07