| abstract |
The present invention provides a 4-mercaptophenyl ester of acetic acid, which is useful as a raw material for synthesizing a developer, etc., and a process for producing the same. The present invention provides a 4-mercaptophenyl ester of acetic acid represented by Formula (1); n n n n n n n n n n wherein Ac is an acetyl group, and R is a C 1-4 alkyl group, and a process for producing the 4-mercaptophenyl ester of acetic acid having a step of reducing a 4-halosulfonylphenyl ester of acetic acid represented by Formula (2); n n n n n n n n n n wherein Ac is an acetyl group, R is a C 1-4 alkyl group, and X is a halogen atom. |