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E3708

Ethanethiol

97%

Synonym(s):

Ethyl mercaptan, Mercaptan C2

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Linear Formula:
C2H5SH
CAS Number:
75-08-1
Molecular Weight:
62.13
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24894342
EC Number:
200-837-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773638
MDL number:
MFCD00004887
Assay:
97%
Form:
liquid
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vapor density

2.1 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

8.51 psi ( 20 °C)

assay

97%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

570 °F

expl. lim.

18.2 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.4306 (lit.)

bp

35 °C (lit.)

density

0.839 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCS

InChI

1S/C2H6S/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

DNJIEGIFACGWOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Ethanethiol can be used as a reactant for the synthesis of:
  • Functionalized oxazolidinones by conjugated nucleophilic addition- electrophilic amination reaction.
  • Ethyl phenyl sulfide by C-S coupling with iodobenzene.
  • Chain transfer agent in the RAFT polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Flam. Liq. 1

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

-49.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-45 °C - closed cup

ppe

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
SHBS6135
SHBL0318
SHBJ3066
STBG8296
STBG6629

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Asymmetric multicomponent domino reactions and highly enantioselective conjugated addition of thiols to ?, ?-unsaturated aldehydes
Marigo M, et al
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(45), 15710-15711 (2005)
Efficient CuO-Nanoparticle-Catalyzed C-S Cross-Coupling of Thiols with Iodobenzene
Rout L, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 119(29), 5679-5682 (2007)
Direct synthesis of thermally responsive DMA/NIPAM diblock and DMA/NIPAM/DMA triblock copolymers via aqueous, room temperature RAFT polymerization
Convertine AJ, et al.
Macromolecules, 39(5), 1724-1730 (2006)
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