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O-(2-Mercaptoethyl)-O′-methyl-hexa(ethylene glycol)

≥95% (oligomer purity)

Synonym(s):

mPEG thiol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H32O7S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
356.48
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
MDL number:
Assay:
≥95% (oligomer purity)
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Quality Level

assay

≥95% (oligomer purity)

mol wt

PEG average Mn 350

Ω-end

thiol

α-end

methoxy

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

COCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCS

InChI

1S/C15H32O7S/c1-16-2-3-17-4-5-18-6-7-19-8-9-20-10-11-21-12-13-22-14-15-23/h23H,2-15H2,1H3

InChI key

PVSKDHZQTUFAEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

O-(2-Mercaptoethyl)-O′-methyl-hexa(ethylene glycol), also known as mPEG thiol, is widely used in the synthesis of hydrogels and surface modification of nanoparticles.

Application

O-(2-Mercaptoethyl)-O′-methyl-hexa(ethylene glycol) can be used :
  • in PEGylation reaction to form a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on gold electrodes
  • as a cross linking reagent in the preparation of alginate-based hydrogel system via photoinitiated thiol-ene reaction


Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
672572-250MG04061832735238