thiophenol

American

[thahy-uh-fee-nawl, -nol] / ˌθaɪ əˈfi nɔl, -nɒl /

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless, foul-smelling liquid, C 6 H 6 S, used chiefly in organic synthesis.

Etymology

Origin of thiophenol

First recorded in 1895–1900; thio- + phenol

Example Sentences

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A thiophenol, C6H5SH, is known, and is prepared by the action of phosphorus pentasulphide on phenol, or by distilling a mixture of sodium benzene sulphonate and potassium sulphydrate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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