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Merck

739286

1-Hexanethiol

99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

1-Mercaptohexane, Hexyl mercaptan, MCH, Mercaptan C6

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5SH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
118.24
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
203-857-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1731295
MDL number:

Product Name

1-Hexanethiol, 99% (GC)

InChI

1S/C6H14S/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3

InChI key

PMBXCGGQNSVESQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

CCCCCCS

assay

99% (GC)

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.450

bp

150-154 °C (lit.)

mp

−81-−80 °C (lit.)

density

0.832 g/mL at 25 °C

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Application

HT forms a SAM on gold surfaces such as electrodes, nanoparticles, and films for a wide range of applications which include chemiresistor sensors and electrochemical detection.

General description

1-Hexanethiol (HT) is a non-polar alkanethiol that forms a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on a variety of surfaces. It facilitates the immobilization of surface atoms and can be used in chemical sensing processes.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

102.0 °F

flash_point_c

38.9 °C


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Sensing characteristics of NIR localized surface plasmon resonances in gold nanorings for application as ultrasensitive biosensors.
Larsson EM, et al.
Nano Letters, 7(5), 1256-1263 (2007)
XPS investigations on the interactions of 1, 6-hexanedithiol/Au (1 1 1) layers with metallic and ionic silver species.
Esplandiu MJ and Noeske P-LM
Applied Surface Science, 199(1-4), 166-182 (2002)
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Cho ES, et al.
Testing, 11(11), 978-978 (2012)
Effect of Composition on the Catalytic Properties of Mixed-Ligand-Coated Gold Nanoparticles.
Ghosh A, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 50(34), 7900-7905 (2011)
Detection of organics in aqueous solution using gold nanoparticles modified with mixed monolayers of 1-hexanethiol and 4-mercaptophenol.
Chow E, et al.
Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical, 143(2), 704-711 (2010)

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