2-Phenylethanethiol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-30°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

217-218 °C (lit.)

Density 

1.032 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.560(lit.)

FEMA 

3894 | PHENYLETHYL MERCAPTAN

Flash point:

195 °F

storage temp. 

Keep in dark place,Inert atmosphere,Room temperature

form 

Liquid

pka

10.40±0.10(Predicted)

color 

Clear colorless

Odor

at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. rubber sulfurous

Odor Type

rubbery

JECFA Number

527

BRN 

1446618

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong bases, strong oxidizing agents.

LogP

2.90

CAS DataBase Reference

4410-99-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/21/22

Safety Statements 

23-24/25-36/37

RIDADR 

UN 3334

WGK Germany 

3

F 

13

HS Code 

29309090

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2-Phenylethanethiol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

colourless liquid

Uses

2-Phenylethanethiol has been used:

• in preparation of biicosahedral Au (25) clusters protected with various types of thiol ligands
• as derivatization reagent for phosphorylated sequences of peptides, for enhancing ionization efficiency in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 25, p. 1993, 1960 DOI: 10.1021/jo01081a044

General Description

Structures of 2-phenylethanethiol and its 1:1 water clusters have been studied using resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy.

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