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4-Cyano-4-(phenylcarbonothioylthio)pentanoic acid

Synonym(s):

4-Cyano-4-(thiobenzoylthio)pentanoic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H13NO2S2
CAS Number:
201611-92-9
Molecular Weight:
279.38
MDL number:
MFCD10698690
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
329763966
NACRES:
NA.23

form

powder

mp

94-98 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(CCC(O)=O)(SC(=S)c1ccccc1)C#N

InChI

1S/C13H13NO2S2/c1-13(9-14,8-7-11(15)16)18-12(17)10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-6H,7-8H2,1H3,(H,15,16)

InChI key

YNKQCPNHMVAWHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

4-Cyano-4-(phenylcarbonothioylthio)pentanoic acid is asulfur-based chain transfer agent that provides a high degree of control forliving radical polymerization.

Application

Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization
RAFT agent for controlled radical polymerization; especially suited for the polymerization of methacrylate and methacrylamide monomers.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H317

Precautionary Statements

P280

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Biomacromolecules, 21(8), 3026-3037 (2020-07-17)
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Biomolecules, 9(8) (2019-08-11)
Giant vesicles with several-micrometer diameters were prepared by the self-assembly of an amphiphilic block copolymer in the presence of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. The vesicle is composed of a non-uniform triblock copolymer synthesized by multi-step reactions in the presence of
Xinnan Cui et al.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 160, 289-296 (2017-09-26)
Four types of phosphorylated 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) block copolymers were synthesized by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and post-phosphorylation. These polymers were composed of different phosphate segments and similar PEG brushes. Polymers
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