2-Mercaptopropionic acid / 5 KG
Safety Information
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Properties
| Signal Word | Danger |
| Flash Point (C) | 88 °C - closed cup |
| Flash Point (F) | 190.4 °F - closed cup |
| Density | 1.196 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling Point | 102 °C/16 mmHg (lit.);203-208 °C (lit.); |
| Melting Point | 10-14 °C (lit.) |
Product Description
2-Mercaptopropionic acid is a thiol compound with a carboxylic acid functional group, commonly used in various industries as a chemical intermediate and as a precursor in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, polymers, and metal complexes.
Application:
It serves as a building block in the production of drugs, such as penicillamine, and in the formulation of materials like adhesives, coatings, and cross-linking agents for polymers.
Articles:
- RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, 2-mercaptopropionic acid, CAS Registry Number 79-42-5
Publication Date: Available online 15 January 2021
A.M. Api, D. Belsito, S. Biserta, D. Botelho, M. Bruze, G.A. Burton Jr., J. Buschmann, M.A. Cancellieri, M.L. Dagli, M. Date, W. Dekant, C. Deodhar, A.D. Fryer, S. Gadhia, L. Jones, K. Joshi, M. Kumar, A. Lapczynski, M. Lavelle, I. Lee, D.C. Liebler, H. Moustakas, M. Na, T.M. Penning, G. Ritacco, J. Romine, N. Sadekar, T.W. Schultz, D. Selechnik, F. Siddiqi, I.G. Sipes, G. Sullivan, Y. Thakkar, Y. Tokura
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2021.111987
- Convenient Test for Screening Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria by Using Thiol Compounds
Publication Date: 1 January 2000
Yoshichika Arakawa, Naohiro Shibata, Keigo Shibayama, Hiroshi Kurokawa, Tetsuya Yagi, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Masafumi Goto
https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.38.1.40-43.2000
- Temperature effects and mechanism of IR luminescence of colloidal Ag2Se QDs passivated with 2-mercaptopropionic acid
Publication Date: Available online 6 January 2023
Irina Grevtseva, Oleg Ovchinnikov, Mikhail Smirnov, Sergey Aslanov, Violetta Derepko, Alexey Perepelitsa, Tamara Kondratenko