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Sigma-Aldrich

3-(Acetylthio)propionic acid

96%

Synonym(s):

S-Acetyl-3-mercaptopropionic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H8O3S
CAS Number:
41345-70-4
Molecular Weight:
148.18
MDL number:
MFCD06208418
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
329761098
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

96%

form

solid

mp

48-52 °C

SMILES string

CC(=O)SCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H8O3S/c1-4(6)9-3-2-5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

InChI key

AYQXANXXZYKTDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Protected 3-mercaptopropionic acid potentially used as enzyme inhibitor.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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

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11716EH

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Catalytic self-screening of cholinesterase substrates from a dynamic combinatorial thioester library.
Rikard Larsson et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 43(28), 3716-3718 (2004-07-13)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 121, 5319-5327 (1999)

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