(4-sulfanylphenyl) methanesulfonate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: S-[4-(methanesulfonyloxy)phenyl] thioacetate (20.4 g., 0.083 mole) is dissolved in 150 ml. of warm (45° C.) methanol. Concentrated hydrochloric acid, 5 ml., is added and the solution is held at 45°-55° C. for 2 hours. The solution is then concentrated in vacuo to approximately 40 ml., taken up in 200 ml. of chloroform, washed with 50 ml. of water, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give 15.8 g. (93%) of the desired thiophenol as a white crystalline solid, m.p.=66°-68° C. (after recrystallization from carbon tetrachloride). Analysis calc. (found): C 41.2 (41.3); H 3.95 (4.03). , is added The solution is then concentrated in vacuo to approximately 40 ml of chloroform, washed with 50 ml of water, dried over sodium sulfate concentrated in vacuo to give 15.8 g (93%) of the desired thiophenol as a white crystalline solid, m.p.=66°-68° C. (after recrystallization from carbon tetrachloride)