L. Muthusubramanian et al., A NEW APPROACH TO THE SYNTHESIS AND FORMULATION OF 2-(THIOCYANOMETHYLTHIO)-BENZOTHIAZOLE, Journal of the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists, 81(4), 1997, pp. 160-161
Previously fungal attack in the leather industry has been prevented by
using pentachloropenol , but its use is no longer acceptable due to t
he possibility of the formation of chlorinated dibenzodioxine a poison
ous compound. 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)-benzothiazole (TCMTB), which is
a currently used replacement is insoluble in water, and therefore has
to be applied as an emulsion to wet blue leather. This paper reports o
n the synthesis and formulation of TCMTB. The synthesis of TCMTB is ch
aracterised by infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance and b
y mass spectrometry.