113158

4-Methoxy-α-toluenethiol

90%, technical grade

• Synonym(s): 4-Methoxybenzyl mercaptan
• Linear Formula: CH₃OC₆H₄CH₂SH
• CAS Number: 6258-60-2
• Molecular Weight: 154.23
• Beilstein: 471686
• EC Number: 228-393-6
• MDL number: MFCD00004871
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24847135
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• grade: technical grade
• Assay: 90%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.573 (lit.)
• bp: 90-95 °C/0.5 mmHg (lit.)
• density: 1.107 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• functional group: thiol
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: COc1ccc(CS)cc1
• InChI: 1S/C8H10OS/c1-9-8-4-2-7(6-10)3-5-8/h2-5,10H,6H2,1H3
• InChI key: PTDVPWWJRCOIIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

4-Methoxy-α-toluenethiol is used as an internal standard in the Quantitative determination of wine polyfunctional mercaptans at the level of nanogram per liter.

4-methoxy-α-toluenethiol is used to synthesize many ω-mercapto amino acids with side-chain lengths ranging from 3–5 methylene units.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): 230.0 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 110 °C - closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves