Abstract
The reaction of 4-(phenylimino)butan-2-ol with ammonium polysulfide in refluxing EtOH yields 3-hydroxy-N-phenylbutanethioamide as the only isolated product. The structure has been established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Treatment of N-benzylidenamines with ammonium polysulfide has proven a general method for the preparation of thiobenzamides.