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Thioglycolic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

Mercaptoacetic acid

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Linear Formula:
HSCH2COOH
CAS Number:
68-11-1
Molecular Weight:
92.12
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506166
EC Number:
200-677-4
MDL number:
MFCD00004876
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24900165
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

3.2 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

0.4 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

662 °F

color

clear colorless

refractive index

n20/D 1.505 (lit.)

bp

96 °C/5 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−16 °C (lit.)

density

1.326 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)CS

InChI

1S/C2H4O2S/c3-2(4)1-5/h5H,1H2,(H,3,4)

InChI key

CWERGRDVMFNCDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Thioglycolic acid is a mercaptocarboxylic acid that serves as a stabilizer, reducing agent, and ligand.

Application

Thioglycolic acid may be used as a sulfur source for the synthesis of metal sulfide nanostructures via hydrothermal process.

Caution

At room temperature, concentrations over approximately 70% in water tend to form 1-2% thioglycolides per month, which hydrolyze to the original free compound when made acid or alkaline. The 70% solution oxidizes in air, but is stable at room temperature when tightly closed. Thioglycolate salts may also lose purity on storage. The exclusion of air does not materially improve stability.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible, acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

266.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

130 °C - closed cup

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