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672572

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:
651042-82-9
Molecular Weight:
356.48
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24885119
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
MDL number:
MFCD08274612
Assay:
≥95% (oligomer purity)

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Product Name

O-(2-Mercaptoethyl)-O′-methyl-hexa(ethylene glycol), ≥95% (oligomer purity)

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

SMILES string

COCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCS

InChI key

PVSKDHZQTUFAEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

assay

≥95% (oligomer purity)

mol wt

PEG average Mn 350

Ω-end

thiol

α-end

methoxy

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

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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

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.

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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BCCM3459
BCCM2084
BCCH4831
BCCG7289
BCCC9083

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