4-Mercapto-2-oxobutanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

4273-28-3

CAS Name

4-Mercapto-2-oxobutanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C4H6O3S

Molecular Mass

134.15

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Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H6O3S/c5-3(1-2-8)4(6)7/h8H,1-2H2,(H,6,7)

InChIKey

InChIKey=KDIDQKYCHSXXBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCS)(C(O)=O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(=O)CCS

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 4-mercapto-2-oxo-
  • Butyric acid, 4-mercapto-2-oxo-
  • 4-Mercapto-2-oxobutanoic acid
  • α-Keto-γ-mercaptobutyric acid
  • 2-Oxo-4-sulfanylbutanoic acid

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