Freudenberg-Schönberg Thiophenol Synthesis

Freudenberg-Schönberg Thiophenol Synthesis

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  • General Characteristics

Phenols can be converted into thiophenols through thermal rearrangement of corresponding thiocarbamates or thiocarbonates followed by hydrolysis.

  • General References

  •  Freudenberg, K. et al. Chem. Ber. 1927, 60, 232.
  •  Schönberg, A. et al. Chem. Ber. 1930, 63, 178.
  •  Newman, M. S.; Hetzel, F. W. Org. Synth. Coll. Vol. 6: 824 (1990) [website]

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Thiophenol – Wikipedia