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methyl phenyl sulfide
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Thioanisole is an organic compound with the formula CH3SC6H5. It is a colorless liquid that is soluble in organic solvents. It is the simplest alkyl–aryl thioether. The name indicates that this compound is the sulfur analogue—the thioether rather than the oxygen-centered ether—of anisole.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C7H8S
- Molecular weight
- 124.21 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methylsulfanylbenzene
- SMILES
- CSC1=CC=CC=C1
- InChIKey
- HNKJADCVZUBCPG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.7
- Polar surface area
- 25.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 124.035
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- chemical formula
- C₇H₈S
- canonical SMILES
- CSC1=CC=CC=C1
- Commons category
- Methylthiobenzene
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Thioanisole is an organic compound with the formula CH3SC6H5. It is a colorless liquid that is soluble in organic solvents. It is the simplest alkyl–aryl thioether. The name indicates that this compound is the sulfur analogue—the thioether rather than the oxygen-centered ether—of anisole.
It can be prepared by methylation of thiophenol.
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