2-Methyl-2-butanethiol

CAS Registry Number®

1679-09-0

CAS Name

2-Methyl-2-butanethiol

Molecular Formula

C5H12S

Molecular Mass

104.22

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    95.5-97.0 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.82588 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H12S/c1-4-5(2,3)6/h6H,4H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=IQIBYAHJXQVQGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC)(C)(C)S

Canonical SMILES

SC(C)(C)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Butanethiol, 2-methyl-
  • 2-Methyl-2-butanethiol
  • tert-Amyl mercaptan
  • tert-Pentyl mercaptan
  • tert-Amylthiol

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