7314. Diphenyl Sulfide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 139-66-2
1,1′-Thiobisbenzene; diphenylmercaptan; diphenyl thioether; phenylsulfide.
C12H10S; mol wt 186.27.
C 77.38%, H 5.41%, S 17.21%.

Description and references

Willard, Hall, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 44, 2219 (1922). Toxicity study: H. F. Smyth et al., Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 23, 95 (1962).

Chemical structure

Properties

Colorless, almost odorless liquid. d1515 1.118; mp about -40°; bp 295-297°; nD18 1.6350. Insol in water. Sol in hot alcohol; misc with benzene, ether, carbon disulfide. LD50 orally in rats: 0.49 ml/kg (Smyth).