very soluble in ethanol, ether soluble in CS2 slightly soluble in CCl4
Acidity (pKa)
9.43 (H2O)[1]
Refractive index (nD)
1.5751 (20 °C)
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
2
0
Flash point
70 °C (158 °F; 343 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
493 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chemical compound
Benzyl mercaptan is an organosulfur compound with the formula C6H5CH2SH. It is a common laboratory alkylthiol that occurs in trace amounts naturally. It is a colorless, malodorous liquid.
^Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–89. ISBN 978-1-4987-5428-6.
Benzylmercaptan is an organosulfur compound with the formula C6H5CH2SH. It is a common laboratory alkylthiol that occurs in trace amounts naturally. It...
(reaction called phloroglucinolysis), thioglycolic acid (thioglycolysis), benzylmercaptan or cysteamine (processes called thiolysis) leading to the formation...
fatty acids. The depolymerisation of condensed tannins with the use of benzylmercaptan as nucleophile is also called thiolysis. Rao, Balaji; Simpson, Carolyne;...
Asparagus) Furan-2-ylmethanethiol, also called furfuryl mercaptan (roasted coffee) Benzylmercaptan (leek or garlic-like) Methylphosphine and dimethylphosphine...
of the thiol used as the odorant. Thiols are sometimes referred to as mercaptans (/mərˈkæptæn/) or mercapto compounds, a term introduced in 1832 by William...
nucleophile like phloroglucinol (reaction called phloroglucinolysis), benzylmercaptan (reaction called thiolysis), thioglycolic acid (reaction called thioglycolysis)...
(reaction called phloroglucinolysis), thioglycolic acid (thioglycolysis), benzylmercaptan or cysteamine (processes called thiolysis) leading to the formation...
mass: 124.20 g/mol, exact mass: 124.0347 u) may refer to: Thioanisole Benzylmercaptan (phenylmethanethiol) This set index page lists chemical structure articles...
Ohsugi, S-I; Node, M (2002). "Synthetic equivalents of benzenethiol and benzylmercaptan having faint smell: odor reducing effect of trialkylsilyl group". Tetrahedron...
Ohsugi, S-I; Node, M (2002). "Synthetic equivalents of benzenethiol and benzylmercaptan having faint smell: odor reducing effect of trialkylsilyl group". Tetrahedron...
; Sacher, E. (2006). "XPS Demonstration of π−π Interaction between BenzylMercaptan and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Their Use in the Adhesion of Pt...
converts toluene to the benzyl radical: Cl2 + hν → 2 Cl· C6H5CH3 + Cl· → C6H5CH2· + HCl C6H5CH2· + Cl· → C6H5CH2Cl Mercaptans can be produced by photochemical...
gov. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. "Benzyl Chloride | Technology Transfer Network Air Toxics Web site | US EPA". Archived...
family, brussels sprouts, black mustard. Glucotropaeolin (the precursor to benzyl isothiocyanate) Gluconasturtiin (the precursor to phenethyl isothiocyanate)...
carboxybenzyl group discovered by Zervas is introduced by reaction with benzyl chloroformate, originally in aqueous sodium carbonate solution at 0 °C:...
sulfur dichloride displaces hydrogen under UV light. Perchloromethyl mercaptan (CCl3SCl) reacts with N−H bonds in the presence of base to give the sulfenamides:...
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