3,6-Dithia-1,8-octanediol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

63-64 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

170 °C/0.5 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.097 (estimate)

refractive index 

1.5390 (estimate)

Flash point:

170°C/1.3mm

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,2-8°C

solubility 

soluble in Methanol

form 

solid

pka

14.17±0.10(Predicted)

color 

White to Almost white

BRN 

1739193

LogP

0.050 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

5244-34-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Ethanol, 2,2'-[1,2-ethanediylbis(thio)]bis-(5244-34-8)

EPA Substance Registry System

Ethanol, 2,2'-[1,2-ethanediylbis(thio)]bis- (5244-34-8)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

1

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29309070

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3,6-Dithia-1,8-octanediol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white fine crystalline powder

Uses

3,6-Dithia-1,8-octanediol has been used:

• as exogeneous chelator to evaluate a membrane-permeable copper-selective fluorescent sensor for imaging of kinetically labile copper pools
• in asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-6-epi-castanospermine and polyhydroxylated alkaloid

General Description

3,6-Dithia-1,8-octanediol is a secondary sulfur-based catalyst poison.

3,6-Dithia-1,8-octanediol(5244-34-8)Related Product Information

• Methylene dithiocyanate
• Selenium sulfide
• Dimethyl disulfide
• 1,8-Octanediol
• DL-Dithiothreitol
• octanediol
• (ETHYLENEDITHIO)DIACETIC ACID
• 3,6-DITHIAOCTANE
• AKOS B029731
• 1,2-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL THIO)ETHANE (BIS-2-HYDROXYETHYL-13C4)
• (ETHANEDIYLIDENETETRATHIO)TETRAACETIC ACID
• 3,6-Dithia-1,8-octanediol