(R)-6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic acid Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

361°C

Density 

1.134

Flash point:

172°C

pka

4.74±0.10(Predicted)

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O2S2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7(12)5-6-11/h7,11-12H,1-6H2,(H,9,10)/t7-/m1/s1

InChIKey

IZFHEQBZOYJLPK-SSDOTTSWSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)CCCC[C@@H](S)CCS

(R)-6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic acid Usage And Synthesis

Uses

(R)-6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic Acid is a useful research chemical used in the preparation of of pharmaceutically active uridine ester nucleosides against a variety of diseases.

Definition

ChEBI: (R)-dihydrolipoic acid is the (R)-enantiomer and bioactive form of dihydrolipoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a (R)-dihydrolipoate. It is an enantiomer of a (S)-dihydrolipoic acid.

(R)-6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic acid(119365-69-4)Related Product Information

• Lipoic acid tromethamine salt
• OCTOTIAMINE
• rac-Lipoic Acid Impurity 3 (S-Oxide)
• DIAPHORASE
• Sodium thioctate
• R-Lipoic Acid Impurity 2 (S-Oxide)
• rac-Lipoic Acid Impurity 1 (S-Oxide)
• rac α-Lipoic Acid-d5
• 1,2,3-Trithiane-4-pentanoic Acid
• 5-[(3S)-Dithiolan-3-yl]pentanoic acid
• 1,2-Dithiolane-3-pentanoic acid 1-oxide
• Lipoic acid
• (+/-)-6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic acid
• (±)-6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic acid, (±)-Dihydrolipoic acid, DL-6,8-Thioctic acid, reduced,(+/-)-6,8-DIMERCAPTOOCTANOIC ACID
• (R)-LIPOIC ACID
• α-Lipoic Acid
• (R)-6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic acid
• (S)-6,8-DIMERCAPTOOCTANOIC ACID