(±)-2-Mercaptopropionic acid
CAS Registry Number®
79-42-5
CAS Name
(±)-2-Mercaptopropionic acidMolecular Formula
C3H6O2SMolecular Mass
106.14Cite this Page
(±)-2-Mercaptopropionic acid. CAS Common Chemistry. CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, n.d. http://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?cas_rn=79-42-5 (retrieved ) (CAS RN: 79-42-5). Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).Compound Properties
Boiling Point (1)
102 °C @ Press: 16 TorrMelting Point (2)
12 °CDensity (3)
1.193 g/cm³ @ Temp: 19.2 °C
Source(s)
- (1) Fraser, J. B.; Biochemical Journal, (1947), 41, 328-33, CAplus
- (2) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)
- (3) Loven, J. M.; Journal fuer Praktische Chemie (Leipzig), (1909), 78, 63-73, CAplus
Other Names and Identifiers
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H6O2S/c1-2(6)3(4)5/h2,6H,1H3,(H,4,5)
InChIKey
InChIKey=PMNLUUOXGOOLSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(O)=O)(C)S
Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)C(S)C
Other Names for this Substance
- Propanoic acid, 2-mercapto-
- Propionic acid, 2-mercapto-
- Propionic acid, α-mercapto-
- 2-Mercaptopropanoic acid
- α-Mercaptopropanoic acid
Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers
71563-86-5, 2018279-93-9
