Cyclohexanethiol is a thiol with the formula C6H11SH. It is a colorless liquid with a strong odor.
Preparation It was first prepared by the free-radical reaction of cyclohexane using carbon disulfide as a sulfur source.
It is produced industrially by the hydrogenation of cyclohexanone in the presence of hydrogen sulfide over a metal sulfide catalyst: C6H10O + H2S + H2 → C6H11SH + H2O It is also obtained by the addition of hydrogen sulfide to cyclohexene in the presence of nickel sulfide.Kathrin-Maria Roy "Thiols and Organic sulphides" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2002, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim.
Safety The (injected, mice) was estimated at 316 mg/kg by the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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