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HRID 894261Generated: October 28, 2026

4-Methylbenzenethiol → p-Toluenesulfenyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-MethylbenzenethiolHCID 7811—
ReactantChlorosuccinimideHCID 31398—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
Productp-Toluenesulfenyl chlorideHCID 1101914688.2%

Reaction Steps

By the method of Preparation 5, 6.2 g. of p-toluenethiol (6.2 g., 50 mmoles) was reacted with N-chlorosuccinimide (6.67 g., 50 mmoles) in 100 ml. of benzene to yield p-toluenesulfenyl chloride (7.0 g.) as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04282246
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_08
ORD IDord-74d7decd008644929a1e533342bb9a0a
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_08