2-Mercaptoethanol

C2H6OSCAS 60-24-278.13 g/mol

HOSH
AlcoholThiol

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H6OS
Molar mass
78.13 g/mol
Exact mass
78.0139 Da
Density
1.1143 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−100 °C
Boiling point
157 °C
logP
-0.09Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
20.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
1

Identifiers

CAS number
60-24-2
SMILES
OCCS
InChIKey
DGVVWUTYPXICAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H6OS/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2

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Names and synonyms

28 names · show all
  • Ethanol, 2-mercapto-
  • 2-ME
  • Ethylene glycol, monothio-
  • 2-Hydroxyethyl mercaptan
  • Mercaptoethanol
  • β-Mercaptoethanol
  • Thiomonoglycol
  • 2-Mercaptoethyl alcohol
  • β-Hydroxyethanethiol
  • β-Hydroxyethylmercaptan
  • Monothioethylene glycol
  • Monothioglycol
  • 2-Hydroxy-1-ethanethiol
  • 2-Hydroxyethanethiol
  • Thioethylene glycol
  • 1-Hydroxy-2-mercaptoethane
  • 1-Mercapto-2-hydroxyethane
  • 2-Mercapto-1-ethanol
  • Hydroxyethyl mercaptan
  • NSC 3723
  • 2-Sulfanylethanol
  • 2-Sulfanylethan-1-ol
  • β-Mercapto
  • Beta-mercaptoethanol
  • Beta-mercapto
  • BME
  • 2BME
  • β-Met

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