CAS 3878-41-9: 2-[(Phenylmethyl)thio]ethanol

Benzylthioethanol is an electron donor that can be used to introduce electrons into molecules. It is a functional group in organic chemistry that consists of a benzene ring with a thiol substituent. The photoelectron spectroscopy of this molecule reveals that the electron density is localized on the sulfur atom. The redox potential of this molecule is -0.10 V, which indicates that it has a high reactivity and can be classified as reactive. Benzylthioethanol is composed of two phenylethyl groups, which are connected by an ethylene bridge (-CH=CH-). This compound also has three sulfoxide groups (-SO-) and one xanthate group (-OOC-C6H4-). The introduction of electrons into these groups yields nitrophenol (2-nitrophenylbenzene) as the final product. The adsorption mechanism for benzylthioethanol involves hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl