Ethanol, 2-mercapto-

• Formula: C₂H₆OS
• Molecular weight: 78.133
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H6OS/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DGVVWUTYPXICAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 60-24-2
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• Other names: β-Hydroxyethanethiol; β-Hydroxyethylmercaptan; β-Mercaptoethanol; Ethylene glycol, monothio-; Monothioethylene glycol; Monothioglycol; Thioethylene glycol; Thioglycol; Thiomonoglycol; 1-Ethanol-2-thiol; 1-Hydroxy-2-mercaptoethane; 1-Mercapto-2-hydroxyethane; 2-Hydroxy-1-ethanethiol; 2-Hydroxyethanethiol; 2-Hydroxyethyl mercaptan; 2-Mercapto-1-ethanol; 2-Mercaptoethanol; 2-Mercaptoethyl alcohol; 2-ME; Hydroxyethyl mercaptan; Mercaptoethanol; USAF EK-4196; 2-Thioethanol; Emery 5791; UN 2966; NSC 3723; 2-Sulfanylethanol; 2-Sulfanylethan-1-ol
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IR Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Huynh-Ba, Matthey-Doret, et al., 2003
Huynh-Ba, T.; Matthey-Doret, W.; Fay, L.B.; Rhlid, R.B., Generation of thiols by biotransformation of cysteine-aldehyde conjugates with Baker's yeast, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2003, 51, 12, 3629-3635, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf026198j . [all data]

Zenkevich, 2005
Zenkevich, I.G., Experimentally measured retention indices., 2005. [all data]

Gros, Nizet, et al., 2011
Gros, J.; Nizet, S.; Collin, S., Occurence of odorant polyfunctional thiols in the Super Alpha Tomahawk Hop cultivar. Comparison with the thiol-rich Nelson Sauvin bitter variety, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2011, 59, 16, 8853-8865, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf201294e . [all data]

Vermeulen and Collin, 2006
Vermeulen, C.; Collin, S., Combinatorial Synthesis and Screening of Nover Odorants such as Polyfunctional Thiols, Combinatorial Chem. High Throghput Screening, 2006, 9, 8, 583-590, https://doi.org/10.2174/138620706778249712 . [all data]

Vermeulen, Lejeune, et al., 2006
Vermeulen, C.; Lejeune, I.; Tran, T.T.H.; Collin, S., Occurrence of polyfunctional thiols in fresh lager beers, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2006, 54, 14, 5061-5068, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf060669a . [all data]

Flanagan, Streete, et al., 1997
Flanagan, R.J.; Streete, P.J.; Ramsey, J.D., Volatile Substance Abuse, UNODC Technical Series, No 5, United Nations, Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 500, A-1400 Vienna, Austria, 1997, 56, retrieved from http://www.odccp.org/pdf/technical_series₁997-01-01₁.pdf. [all data]

Strete, Ruprah, et al., 1992
Strete, P.J.; Ruprah, M.; Ramsey, J.D.; Flanagan, R.J., Detection and identification of volatile substances by headspace capillary gas chromatography to aid the diagnosis of acute poisoning, Analyst, 1992, 117, 7, 1111-1127, https://doi.org/10.1039/an9921701111 . [all data]

Notes

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