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2-MERCAPTOETHANOL

Catalog No. 2-Mercaptoethanol Name Wikipedia.org
CAS Number 60-24-2 Website http://www.wikipedia.org/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
2-sulfanylethan-1-ol
IUPAC Traditional name
β-mercaptoethanol
Synonyms
Thioglycol
β-Mercaptoethanol
2-Hydroxy-1-Ethanethiol

DATABASE IDS

Beilstein Number 773648
CHEBI ID 41218
Chemspider ID 1512
Gmelin ID 1368
CAS Number 60-24-2
EC Number 200-464-6
MeSH Name Mercaptoethanol
KEGG ID C00928
PubChem CID 1567
Wikipedia Title 2-Mercaptoethanol
DrugBank ID DB03345
CHEMBL 254951

PROPERTIES

GHS Hazard statements 301, 310, 315, 317, 318, 330, 410
GHS Precautionary statements 260, 273, 280, 284, 301+310, 302+350
Explode Limits 18%
GHS Pictograms GHS corrosion
GHS Pictograms GHS skull and crossbones
GHS Pictograms GHS environment
GHS Signal Word DANGER
European Hazard Symbols Toxic Toxic (T)
European Hazard Symbols Nature polluting Nature polluting (N)
Risk Statements R20/22, R24, R34, R51/53
RTECS KL5600000
Safety Statements S26, S36/37/39, S45, S61
UN Number 2966
pKa 9.643
pKb 4.354
Boiling Point 156.85°C (430K)
Density 1.114 g cm-3
Flash Point 68 °C
Melting Point -100°C
Partition Coefficient -0.23
Refractive Index 1.4996
Vapor Pressure 100 Pa (at 20 °C)

DETAILS

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