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Mercaptosuccinic acid
ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0% (HPLC)
Synonym(s):
Thiomalic acid
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Linear Formula:
HOOCCH(SH)CH2COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
150.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-736-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1099858
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0% (HPLC)
Form:
powder
Quality Segment
product line
ReagentPlus®
assay
≥99.0% (HPLC)
form
powder
mp
145-154 °C, 155-157 °C (lit.)
functional group
carboxylic acid, thiol
SMILES string
OC(=O)CC(S)C(O)=O
InChI
1S/C4H6O4S/c5-3(6)1-2(9)4(7)8/h2,9H,1H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
InChI key
NJRXVEJTAYWCQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Mercaptosuccinic acid is a hydrophilic thiol that can form thiomalate self-assembled monolayers when adsorbed on Au(III) surface.
Application
Mercaptosuccinic acid has been used as a dopant for the synthesis of carbon nanodots from citric acid. It can be used as a capping and reducing agent to synthesize monolayer-capped gold nanoparticles.
Legal Information
ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Warning
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
target_organs
Respiratory system
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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