Potassium thioglycolate

C2H3KO2SCAS 34452-51-2130.20 g/mol

O−OSHK+
Carboxylic acidThiol

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H3KO2S
Molar mass
130.20 g/mol
Exact mass
129.9491 Da
Melting point
226–229 °C
logP
-0.38Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

Identifiers

CAS number
34452-51-2
SMILES
[O-]C(=O)CS.[K+]
InChI

The InChI we hold for this record describes the parent acid and the metal separately rather than the salt above, so it is not shown here.

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Names and synonyms

3 names
  • Acetic acid, 2-mercapto-, potassium salt (1:1)
  • Acetic acid, mercapto-, monopotassium salt
  • Potassium 2-mercaptoacetate

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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