3-Mercaptolactic acid

CAS Registry Number®

2614-83-7

CAS Name

3-Mercaptolactic acid

Molecular Formula

C3H6O3S

Molecular Mass

122.14

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    58-61 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H6O3S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h2,4,7H,1H2,(H,5,6)

InChIKey

InChIKey=OLQOVQTWRIJPRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(O)=O)(CS)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)CS

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-mercapto-
  • Lactic acid, 3-mercapto-
  • 2-Hydroxy-3-mercaptopropanoic acid
  • Hydroxycysteine
  • β-Mercaptolactic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

30134-79-3

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