… Bisalkylthioarenes can be prepared efficiently from reactions between dihydroxyarenes
and thiols under acidic conditions. … It should be possible to apply the procedure reported
here to prepare a variety of bisalkylthioarenes and a variety of sulfur-containing heterocyclic
compounds. Research towards these goals is currently in progress. … Ethyl acetate/hexane
eluted the bisalkylthioarene …