... The Preparation and Germicidal Properties of 2-Methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl Alkyl Sulfides BY CM SUTER AND JAMES P. MCKENZIE Since it has been found' that hydroxyphenyl alkyl sulfides have considerable germicidal ac- tivity, a further investigation of this type of com- pound seemed desirable. ... It will be of interest to study this reaction further. (1) (a) Suter and Hansen, THIS JOURNAL, 64, 4100 (1932); (b) Miller and Read, ibid., 66, 1244 (1933). ...