Thiobenzoic acid
Thiobenzoic acid is an organosulfur compound with molecular formula C6H5COSH. It is the parent of aryl thiocarboxylic acids. It is a pale yellow liquid that freezes just below room temperature.
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.466  |
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| C7H6OS | |
| Molar mass | 138.18 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | yellow liquid |
| Density | 1.1775 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 24 °C (75 °F; 297 K) |
| Boiling point | 222 °C (432 °F; 495 K) |
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| Vapor pressure | 0.1 |
| Acidity (pKa) | 3.61 |
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Thiobenzoic acid is prepared by treatment of benzoyl chloride with potassium hydrosulfide:[1]
- C6H5C(O)Cl + KSH → C6H5C(O)SH + KCl
Acidity
With a pKa near 2.5, this acid is almost 100x more acidic than benzoic acid.[2] The conjugate base is thiobenzoate, C6H5COS−.
See also
References
- Noble, Jr., Paul; Tarbell, D. S. (1952). "Thiobenzoic Acid". 32: 101. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.032.0101. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Matthys J. Janssen "Carboxylic Acids and Esters" in PATAI's Chemistry of Functional Groups: Carboxylic Acids and Esters, Saul Patai, Ed. John Wiley, 1969, New York: pp. 705–764. doi:10.1002/9780470771099.ch15
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