Chemical Properties
white to almost white crystalline solid
Uses
4-Chlorothiophenol was used to modify poly(vinyl chloride) and to synthesize poly(vinyl chloride) with halogen groups.
Uses
Oil additives, agricultural chemicals, plasticizers, rubber chemical, dyes, wetting agents, and stabilizers.
General Description
4-Chlorothiophenol undergoes oxidative coupling catalyzed by iron(III)-tetra phenyl prophyrin to form disulfides.
Hazard
Toxic by ingestion.
Purification Methods
Recrystallise the thiophenol from aqueous EtOH. The SMe ether has m 129o and the SEt ether has m 64o. [D'Sousa et al. J Org Chem 52 1720 1987, Beilstein 6 H 326, 6 I 149, 6 III 1034.]
