Properties
- Melting point:
- -100 °C
- Boiling point:
- 157 °C (lit.)
- Density
- 1.114 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
- vapor density
- 2.69 (vs air)
- vapor pressure
- 1 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
- refractive index
- n20/D 1.500(lit.)
- FEMA
- 4582 | 2-HYDROXYETHANETHIOL
- Flash point:
- 165 °F
- storage temp.
- Store below +30°C.
- solubility
- H2O: 1 mL/mL
- form
- liquid
- pka
- 9.72(at 25℃)
- color
- Clear colorless to slightly yellow
- Specific Gravity
- 1.119 (20/4℃)
- Odor
- Disagreeable odor
- PH Range
- 4.5 - 6 at 500 g/l at 20 °C
- PH
- 4.5-6 (500g/l, H2O, 20℃)
- explosive limit
- 2.3-18%(V)
- Water Solubility
- soluble
- FreezingPoint
- <100℃
- Sensitive
- Air Sensitive & Hygroscopic
- λmax
- λ: 260 nm Amax: 1.5
λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.3
- JECFA Number
- 1925
- Merck
- 14,5869
- BRN
- 773648
- Stability:
- Air Sensitive
- LogP
- -0.20
Safety Information
Use
2-Mercaptoethanol is used in the synthesis of nano-graphene for cellular imaging and drug delivery. Also used in the synthesis of multifunctional polymeric micelle used in specific targeting of tumor disruption.