3-(Methylthio)propanoic acid

C4H8O2SCAS 646-01-5120.17 g/mol

SOOH
Carboxylic acidSulfide

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H8O2S
Molar mass
120.17 g/mol
Exact mass
120.0245 Da
Density
1.158 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
53 °C
Boiling point
102–104 °C (at 0.5 Torr)
logP
0.82Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
3

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)

Aggregated from 7 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P234, P260, P264, P264+P265, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P363, P390, P405, P406, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
646-01-5
SMILES
CSCCC(=O)O
InChIKey
CAOMCZAIALVUPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H8O2S/c1-7-3-2-4(5)6/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,5,6)

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • Propanoic acid, 3-(methylthio)-
  • Propionic acid, 3-(methylthio)-
  • 3-(Methylthio)propionic acid
  • 3-(Methylmercapto)propionic acid
  • 3-(Methylmercapto)propanoic acid
  • 3-Methylsulfanylpropionic acid
  • 3-Methylthio-1-propanic acid
  • 3-Methylsulfanylpropanoic acid

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

Same formula

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