Chemical constitution and fungistatic action of organic sulphur compounds

Abstract

The lower xanthates and certain substituted arylisothiocyanates have high fungistatic power. In many cases the sulfur can be substituted by O without loss of activity. Physical characteristics of new compounds: Me2N.CS:SC4Hg (n) b p 157-159720 mm.; Me2N-CS-SCH2Ph, b.p. 220[degree]/20 mm m.p. 40-41[degree]; MeN-CS-SC2H4OH, undistillable liquid; Me2-N-CS-SCH2-CH:CH2, b.p. 140[degree]/20 mm.; C5H10:-N-CS[long dash]SMe, b.p. 164-166716 mm., m.p. 31-32[degree]; (Et2NCS)2S, m.p. 33-34[degree]; 3-methyl,4-hydroxyphenylisothiocyanate, b.p. 146-14973 mm., m.p. 52-54[degree]; 3-chloro,4-hydroxyphenyl-isothiocyanate, m.p. 58-59[degree]; 3-carboxyphenylthiocyanate, m.p. 177-179[degree] (dec); p-carboxyphenylthiocyanate m.p. 220-221 [degree] (dec) .