Thioglycol

MediLexicon mercaptoethanol - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'mercaptoethanol'

[1. A commonly used reducing agent.

Molecular Formula: C2H6OS


InChI: InChI=1/C2H6OS/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2

InChIKey: InChIKey=DGVVWUTYPXICAM-UHFFFAOYAT
SMILES: OCCS

CAS number 60-24-2

Names:
    BETA-MERCAPTOETHANOL
    BME
    Mercaptoethanol
    mercaptoethanol
    Thioglycol
    β-mercaptoethanol
    2-Mercaptoethanol
    2-sulfanylethanol

Registries:
    PubChem CID 1567
    Beilstein =773648
    CAS 60-24-2 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 6766
    chemPDB BME
    Gmelin 1368
    Kegg C00928
    PubChem ID 11532805
    PubChem ID 4181