Ethanethiol

• Formula: C₂H₆S
• Molecular weight: 62.134
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H6S/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DNJIEGIFACGWOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-08-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Ethyl hydrosulfide; Ethyl mercaptan; Ethyl sulfhydrate; Ethyl thioalcohol; Mercaptoethane; Thioethanol; Thioethyl alcohol; 1-Mercaptoethane; C2H5SH; Aethanethiol; Aethylmercaptan; Etantiolo; Ethaanthiol; Ethylmercaptaan; Ethylmerkaptan; Etilmercaptano; LPG ethyl mercaptan 1010; UN 2363; 1-Ethylthiol; NSC 93877
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₂H₅S^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₅S^- + H⁺ = C₂H₆S

CH₆N⁺ +  = (CH₆N⁺ • )

By formula: CH₆N⁺ + C₂H₆S = (CH₆N⁺ • C₂H₆S)

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄H₈OS + H₂O = C₂H₄O₂ + C₂H₆S

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₂H₅S^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₅S^- + H⁺ = C₂H₆S

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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UV/Visible spectrum

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References

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McCullough, Hubbard, et al., 1957
McCullough, J.P.; Hubbard, W.N.; Frow, F.R.; Hossenlopp, I.A.; Waddington, G., Ethanethiol and 2-thiapropane: Heats of formation and isomerization; the chemical thermodynamic properties from 0 to 1000°K, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1957, 79, 561-566. [all data]

Janousek, Reed, et al., 1980
Janousek, B.K.; Reed, K.J.; Brauman, J.I., Electron photodetachment from mercaptyl anions (RS- electron affinities of mercaptyl radicals and the S-H bond strength in mercaptans), J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1980, 102, 3125. [all data]

Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr., The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sieck, 1985
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M.; Sieck, L.W., The Ionic Hydrogen Bond and Ion Solvation. 4. SH+ O and NH+ S Bonds. Correlations with Proton Affinity. Mutual Effects of Weak and Strong Ligands in Mixed Clusters, J. Phys. Chem., 1985, 89, 24, 5222, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100270a021 . [all data]

Wadso, 1957
Wadso, I., The heats of hydrolysis of some alkyl thiolesters, Acta Chem. Scand., 1957, 11, 1745-1751. [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Traeger, 1984
Traeger, J.C., Heat of formation for the SH radical by photoionization mass spectrometry, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1984, 19, 514. [all data]

Ohno, Imai, et al., 1983
Ohno, K.; Imai, K.; Matsumoto, S.; Harada, Y., Penning ionization electron spectroscopy of C₂H₅X (X = NH₂, OH, H, Cl, I) relative reactivity of orbital localizing on functional groups upon electrophilic attack by metastable helium atoms, J. Phys. Chem., 1983, 87, 4346. [all data]

Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981
Kimura, K.; Katsumata, S.; Achiba, Y.; Yamazaki, T.; Iwata, S., Ionization energies, Ab initio assignments, and valence electronic structure for 200 molecules in Handbook of HeI Photoelectron Spectra of Fundamental Organic Compounds, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, Tokyo, 1981. [all data]

Weiner and Lattman, 1978
Weiner, M.A.; Lattman, M., Ultraviolet photoelectron spectra of some Cr(CO)₅L complexes containing organosulfide and organophosphine ligands, Inorg. Chem., 1978, 17, 1084. [all data]

Ogata, Onizuka, et al., 1973
Ogata, H.; Onizuka, H.; Nihei, Y.; Kamada, H., The photoelectron spectra of alcohols, mercaptans and amines, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1973, 46, 3036. [all data]

Keyes and Harrson, 1968
Keyes, B.G.; Harrson, A.G., The fragmentation of aliphatic sulfur compounds by electron impact, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1968, 90, 5671. [all data]

Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962
Watanabe, K.; Nakayama, T.; Mottl, J., Ionization potentials of some molecules, J. Quant. Spectry. Radiative Transfer, 1962, 2, 369. [all data]

Gal'perin, Bogolyubov, et al., 1969
Gal'perin, Ya.V.; Bogolyubov, G.M.; Grishin, N.N.; Petrov, A.A., Organic derivatives of elements of groups V and VI. VI. Mass spectra of compounds with S-S bonds, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1969, 39, 1599, In original 1567. [all data]

Amos, Gillis, et al., 1969
Amos, D.; Gillis, R.G.; Occolowitz, J.L.; Pisani, J.F., The ions [CH₃S]⁺, [C₂H₅S]⁺ and [CH₃O]⁺ formed by electron-impact, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1969, 2, 209. [all data]

Haney and Franklin, 1969
Haney, M.A.; Franklin, J.L., Heats of formation of H₃O⁺, H₃S⁺, and NH₄⁺ by electron impact, J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 50, 2028. [all data]

Haines, Helm, et al., 1954
Haines, W.E.; Helm, R.V.; Bailey, c.W.; Ball, J.S., Purification and properties of ten organic sulfur compounds, J. Phys. Chem., 1954, 58, 270-278. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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