The Conversion of Stilbenols to Stilbenethiols
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a value of pH 3. The product was collected by filtration, washed with
100 mL of cold water, and recrystallized from ethanol and water (1:1) to
give 3.67 g (87%) of pure 4-stilbenethiol 3 and 4.27 g (83%) of 4ꢀ-nitro-
4-stilbenethiol 6.
3: m.p. 135–137◦C; IR (KBr): 2557, 1495, 1447, 1095, 969 cm−1
;
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UV/Vis λmax/nm 241, 317; H NMR 4.36 (1H, s, SH), 7.20 (2H, s, CHα
and CHβ). Elemental anal. calcd. for C14H12S (212): C, 79.22; H, 5.70.
Found: C, 79.20; H, 5.58.
6: m.p. 120–122◦C; IR (KBr): 2447, 1584, 1507, 1336, 1103, 968 cm−1
;
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UV/Vis λmax/nm 240, 276, 359; H NMR 4.49 (1H, s, SH), 7.39 (1H, d,
J = 16.4, CHα), 7.50 (1H, d, J = 16.5, CHβ). Elemental anal. calcd. for
C14H11NO2S (257): C, 65.36; H, 4.31; N, 5.45. Found: C, 65.34; H, 4.33;
N, 5.53.
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