Ethyl mercaptoacetate

CAS Registry Number®

623-51-8

CAS Name

Ethyl mercaptoacetate

Molecular Formula

C4H8O2S

Molecular Mass

120.17

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    60 °C @ Press: 20 Torr

  • Density (2)

    1.148 g/cm³ @ Temp: 26 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H8O2S/c1-2-6-4(5)3-7/h7H,2-3H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=PVBRSNZAOAJRKO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OCC)(CS)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCC)CS

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetic acid, 2-mercapto-, ethyl ester
  • Acetic acid, mercapto-, ethyl ester
  • Ethyl thioglycolate
  • Ethyl mercaptoacetate
  • Ethyl 2-mercaptoacetate

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