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2-Mercaptopyridine

Name: 2-Mercaptopyridine
Brand: ALDRICH

ReagentPlus^®, 99%

Synonym(s):

2-Pyridinethiol, 2-Pyridyl mercaptan

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₅H₅NS

CAS Number:

2637-34-5

Molecular Weight:

111.16

UNSPSC Code:

12352100

NACRES:

NA.22

PubChem Substance ID:

24897050

EC Number:

220-131-9

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

105787

MDL number:

MFCD00006285

Assay:

99%

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Properties

Quality Segment

200

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

Description

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.

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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

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