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2-Mercaptobenzoic acid

2-Mercaptobenzoic acid structure

2-Mercaptobenzoic acid 

structure
  • CAS No:

    147-93-3

  • Formula:

    C7H6O2S

  • Chemical Name:

    2-Mercaptobenzoic acid

  • Synonyms:

    Benzoic acid,2-mercapto-;Benzoic acid,o-mercapto-;2-Mercaptobenzoic acid;o-Mercaptobenzoic acid;Salicylic acid,2-thio-;o-Sulfhydrylbenzoic acid;o-Thiosalicylic acid;2-Carboxythiophenol;Thiosalicylic acid;o-Carboxythiophenol;Thiophenol-2-carboxylic acid;2-Thiosalicylic acid;2-Sulfanylbenzoic acid;NSC 2184;NSC 660640;2-Carboxybenzenethiol;860499-02-1

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Antioxidant Ingredient

Description

white to light yellow crystal powderChEBI: A sulfanylbenzoic acid that is the 2-sulfanyl derivative of benzoic acid.


Thiosalicylic acid is a sulfanylbenzoic acid that is the 2-sulfanyl derivative of benzoic acid. It has a role as a non-narcotic analgesic and an antipyretic. It is a conjugate acid of a thiosalicylate(1-).

2-Mercaptobenzoic acid Basic Attributes

154.19

154.19

508507

205-704-3

CIP6LXN5XW

660640|2184

DTXSID4049032

SULFUR-YELLOW FLAKES, PLATES, NEEDLES FROM GLACIAL ACETIC ACID OR ALCOHOL|LEAVES OR NEEDLES FROM WATER|CRYSTALS /SODIUM SALT/

29309070

Characteristics

38.3

2.39

White to yellow Fine Crystalline Powder

1.49

168-169 °C

247.55°C (rough estimate)

150 °C

1.5100 (estimate)

SOL IN HOT WATER, ALCOHOL, ETHER, ACETIC ACID; SLIGHTLY soluble IN PETROLEUM ETHER

0-6°C

0.00979mmHg at 25°C

WHEN AN ALCOHOLIC SOLN OF THIOSALICYLIC ACID COMES IN CONTACT WITH FERRIC CHLORIDE, DITHIOSALICYLIC ACID IS PRODUCED|SOFTENS AT 158 °C; SUBLIMES

Safety Information

NONH for all modes of transport

3

36/37/38-20/21/22

26-36/37/39-36

DH3325000

Xi,Xn,N

EXPOSURE TO AIR YIELDS DITHIOSALICYLIC ACID

P261-P305 + P351 + P338

H315-H319-H335

Drug Information

2-mercaptobenzoic acid

2-Mercaptobenzoic acid Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

It is prepared by reacting halogenated benzoic acid with hydrogen sulfide in the presence of copper catalyst.

Uses

A trapping agent used in the desulfenylation of 3-indolyl sulfides

GRADES: REAGENT; TECHNICAL, 80%; PHARMACEUTICAL.

Benzoic acid, 2-mercapto-: ACTIVE

Cosmetics -> Antioxidant; Keratolytic; Reducing

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:154.19
XLogP3:2.4
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:3
Rotatable Bond Count:1
Exact Mass:154.00885060
Monoisotopic Mass:154.00885060
Topological Polar Surface Area:38.3
Heavy Atom Count:10
Complexity:136
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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