2,4,4-Trimethyl-2-pentanethiol
[CAS# 141-59-3]

Identification

• Classification: Chemical reagent >> Organic reagent >> Thiol salt
• Name: 2,4,4-Trimethyl-2-pentanethiol
• Synonyms: tert-Octanethiol; tert-Octyl mercaptan; tert-Octylthiol
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₁₈S
• Molecular Weight: 146.29
• CAS Registry Number: 141-59-3
• EC Number: 205-490-1

Properties

• Density: 0.848 g/cm^3*
• Melting point: -74 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 161-162 ºC (760 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.4562 (20 ºC)^***
• Flash point: 34.6±18.6 ºC, Calc.^****

^* "Hazardous Substances Data Bank" data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

^** "PhysProp" data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

^*** Alfer'ev, I. S.; Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya 1987, (4), P860-4.

^**** Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2017 ACD/Labs)

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Flammable liquids	Flam. Liq.	3	H226
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H312
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	1	H330
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H301
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	2	H330

• Hazardous Chemical?: Yes