Thioanisole

Thioanisole
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(Methylsulfanyl)benzene
Other names
Thioanisole
Methyl(phenyl)sulfane
Phenyl methyl sulfide
Methylthiobenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.617
EC Number
  • 202-878-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H8S/c1-8-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3
    Key: HNKJADCVZUBCPG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C7H8S/c1-8-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3
    Key: HNKJADCVZUBCPG-UHFFFAOYAJ
  • CSC1=CC=CC=C1
Properties
C7H8S
Molar mass 124.20 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 1.0533 g/cm3
Melting point −15 °C (5 °F; 258 K)
Boiling point 193 °C (379 °F; 466 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Thioanisole is an organic compound with the formula CH3SC6H5. It is a colorless liquid that is soluble in organic solvents. It is the simplest alkylaryl 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.