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M5852

2-Mercaptopyridine

ReagentPlus®, 99%

Synonym(s):

2-Pyridinethiol, 2-Pyridyl mercaptan

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H5NS
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
111.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
220-131-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
105787
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
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Quality Segment

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

99%

mp

127-130 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Sc1ccccn1

InChI

1S/C5H5NS/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6-5/h1-4H,(H,6,7)

InChI key

WHMDPDGBKYUEMW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Mercaptopyridine is an organosulfur compound that contains more than one hetero atom. It is commonly used as a nucleophile in various organic synthesis reactions and plays important role in coordination chemistry as a versatile ligand due to its π-acidic nature.

Application

Employed as a ligand in metal complexes.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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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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