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Benzene-1,4-dithiol

99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

1,4-Benzenedithiol, 1,4-Dimercaptobenzene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6S2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
142.24
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99% (GC)

form

powder or crystals

mp

92-97 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Sc1ccc(S)cc1

InChI

1S/C6H6S2/c7-5-1-2-6(8)4-3-5/h1-4,7-8H

InChI key

WYLQRHZSKIDFEP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Benzene-1,4-dithiol (BDT) is a class of aromatic dithiol that can be used to form a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on a variety of surfaces.

Application

BDT can be used as a cross-linker that facilitates the development of acrylate based light sensitive epoxidized soya bean oil for 3D printing applications. Gold based nanoconstrictions can be fabricated by functionalizing the surface with BDT, which reduces the overall flicker noise with respect to the unmodified surface.
This molecule can be used in single molecule junctions in electronic devices. It has also shown use in nanomaterial synthesis.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Rapid Prototyping Journal (2018)
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Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, 7946-7946 (2011)
Noise spectroscopy of tunable nanoconstrictions: molecule-free and molecule-modified
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