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3-Thiophenecarboxylic acid

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Synonym(s):

β-Thiophenecarboxylic acid, β-Thiophenic acid, 3-Carboxythiophene, 3-Thenoic acid, 3-Thienylcarboxylic acid, Thiophene-3-carboxylic acid

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H4O2S
CAS Number:
88-13-1
Molecular Weight:
128.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24854891
EC Number:
201-802-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1994
MDL number:
MFCD00005467
Assay:
99%
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Quality Segment

100

assay

99%

mp

136-141 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 0.2 g/10 mL, clear to almost clear, colorless to slightly brownish-yellow

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1ccsc1

InChI

1S/C5H4O2S/c6-5(7)4-1-2-8-3-4/h1-3H,(H,6,7)

InChI key

YNVOMSDITJMNET-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Mechanism of photopolymerization of 3-thiophenecarboxylic acid catalyzed by potassium dichromate has been reported.

Application

3-Thiophenecarboxylic acid has been used in the preparation of:
  • novel acetylene monomer, required for the synthesis of poly(2-methylbut-2-enyl thiophene-3-carboxylate)
  • oxazolines and oxazoles

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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