A coloured reaction occurs by the interaction between the electron acceptor, 2,6-dichloroquinone-4-chlorimide and an electron donor thiol substituted heterocyclic compound. This reaction was applied to the determination of thiols by measuring the absorbance of the reaction product which was stable upto 30 minutes. The relative standard deviation for the method was found to be + 0.023 


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