tert-Butyl mercaptane

CAS Number: 75-66-1

Molecular Formula: C4H10S

About tert-Butyl mercaptane

tert-Butyl mercaptane (CAS 75-66-1) is a critical sulfur-based building block utilized primarily in the synthesis of advanced crop protection agents, where it serves as a specialized intermediate for high-performance pesticides and fungicides requiring an industry-specific purity of 98% for the agrochemical industry. T...

tert-Butyl mercaptane Specifications

CAS Number

75-66-1

Molecular Formula

C4H10S

Molecular Weight

90.19 g/mol

IUPAC Name

2-methylpropane-2-thiol

Canonical SMILES

CC(C)(C)S

InChI Key

WMXCDAVJEZZYLT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS Number

75-66-1

Molecular Formula

C4H10S

Molecular Weight

90.19 g/mol

IUPAC Name

2-methylpropane-2-thiol

Canonical SMILES

CC(C)(C)S

InChI Key

WMXCDAVJEZZYLT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Molecular Weight

90.19 g/mol

Gas Odorant

A primary ingredient in gas odorant blends used to odorize natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to enable leak detection and safety

Agrochemical Intermediate

A key raw material used as a building block for the synthesis of various agrichemicals and herbicides

Organic Synthesis Intermediate

A reactive thiol used for introducing the tert-butyl thio group and synthesizing thioesters, sulfur-containing compounds, and (tert-butylthio)acetic acid

Demethylating Reagent

A chemical reactant that, when converted to its lithium thiolate salt, acts as a selective demethylating agent for N-methylated nucleosides

Polymerization Chain-transfer Agent

A component used in the synthesis of chain-transfer agents for the reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) copolymerization of vinylidene chloride and methyl acrylate.