2-Ethyl-1-hexanethiol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-40 °C

Boiling point:

67°C/10mmHg(lit.)

Density 

0.843 g/mL at 25 °C

refractive index 

n20/D 1.457

FEMA 

3833 | 2-ETHYLHEXANETHIOL

Flash point:

60 °C

pka

10.34±0.10(Predicted)

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

JECFA Number

519

LogP

4.25

CAS DataBase Reference

7341-17-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

1-Hexanethiol, 2-ethyl-(7341-17-5)

EPA Substance Registry System

1-Hexanethiol, 2-ethyl- (7341-17-5)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36-43-52/53

Safety Statements 

26-36/37

RIDADR 

UN 3336 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29309090

2-Ethyl-1-hexanethiol Usage And Synthesis

Occurrence

Reported found in potato.

Uses

2-Ethylhexanethiol can be used as a capping agent on the gold surface for the development of chemiresistive vapor sensors. It also forms a SAM on copper indium sulfide (CuInS₂) which can be used as an active layer on organic electronic devices such as organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and solar cells.

Definition

ChEBI: 2-Ethyl-1-hexanethiol is an alkanethiol.

General Description

2-Ethylhexanethiol is an organothiol that forms a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on a variety of surfaces such as metal oxides and metals. It modifies the surface by acting as a corrosion inhibitor and increases the stability of the surface.

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