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T31003

Thiolactic acid

95%

Synonym(s):

2-Mercaptopropionic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH(SH)COOH
CAS Number:
79-42-5
Molecular Weight:
106.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24900105
EC Number:
201-206-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506218
MDL number:
MFCD00004862
Assay:
95%
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Quality Level

100

assay

95%

refractive index

n20/D 1.481 (lit.)

bp

102 °C/16 mmHg (lit.), 203-208 °C (lit.)

mp

10-14 °C (lit.)

density

1.196 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(S)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C3H6O2S/c1-2(6)3(4)5/h2,6H,1H3,(H,4,5)

InChI key

PMNLUUOXGOOLSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Thiolactic acid (TLA) can be used as a building block in the synthesis of:
  • Thiolactomycin via oxathiolanone intermediate.
  • 4-Thiazolidinones by reacting various Schiff bases with thioglycolic acid.
  • 1,4-Naphthoquinone derivatives containing sulfur atom for antibacterial and antiviral activity studies.

It can also be used as a bidental chelating agent for the surface modification of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles for the removal of cadmium from waste water.

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

190.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

88 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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