The Thioglycolic acid, with the 68-11-1, has the IUPAC name of 2-sulfanylacetic acid. This chemical is a kind of colorless liquid with an unpleasant odor which is sensitive to air and is soluble in water, ethanol and ethyl ether. And it is incompatible with diazo and azo compounds, halocarbons, isocyanates, aldehydes, alkali metals, nitrides, hydrides, and other strong reducing agentscould. Besides, it could react readily with other oxidizing agents, generating heat, toxic and flammable gases

The physical properties of this chemical are as follows: (1)ACD/LogP: 0.09; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -2; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -3.47; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 1; (9)#H bond acceptors: 2; (10)#H bond donors: 1; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 2; (12)Polar Surface Area: 51.6; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.503; (14)Molar Refractivity: 20.77 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 70.2 cm³; (16)Polarizability: 8.23 ×10^-24 cm³; (17)Surface Tension: 48.5 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 1.311 g/cm³; (19)Flash Point: 99.8 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 50.9 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 225.5 °C at 760 mmHg; (22)Vapour Pressure: 0.0314 mmHg at 25°C; (23)Exact Mass: 91.9932; (24)MonoIsotopic Mass: 91.9932; (25)Topological Polar Surface Area: 38.3; (26)Heavy Atom Count: 5; (27)Formal Charge: 0; (28)Complexity: 42.9.

Production method of this chemical: (N-phenyl-formimidoylsulfanyl)-acetic acid methyl ester could react to produce Thioglycolic acid and mercaptoacetic acid methyl ester, with the following condition: reagent: HCl; solvent: H₂O; yield: 93%; other condition: ambient temperature.

Use of this chemical: Thioglycolic acid could react with (E,E)-diisobutylidene-hydrazine to produce 2,2'-diisopropyl-[3,3']bithiazolidinyl-4,4'-dione, with the following condition: solvent: benzene; other condition: heating; yield: 24%.

As to its usage, it is widely applied in many ways. It could be used as the material of blanket finishing agent and also as the chemical reagent; It could also used as the setting lotion, depilatory, PVC stabilizing agent, initiator of polymerization, accelerator and chain transfer agent, and metal surface treatment chemicals; Then it is often used as the pharmaceutic intermediate to produce the following chemical substance, such as biotin, zinc sulfate, and is also the important raw material of composing cysteine, industrial disinfectant.

When you are dealing with this kind of chemical, you should be much more careful and then take some measures to protect yourself. This is a kind of toxic chemical which may at very low levels cause damage to health, so if by inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed, it will be very dangerous. And it could cause burns. Therefore, you should wear suitable protective clothing and gloves and try to avoid contact with eyes. If contact with skin, take off immediately all contaminated clothing, and wash immediately with plenty of ... (to be specified by the manufacturer). And if in case of accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice immediately (show the label where possible). Besides, you should not breathe gas/fumes/vapour/spray (appropriate wording to be specified by the manufacturer). Lastly, you should handle and open container with care.

In addition, you could convert the following datas into the molecular structure:
(1)Canonical SMILES: C(C(=O)O)S
(2)InChI: InChI=1S/C2H4O2S/c3-2(4)1-5/h5H,1H2,(H,3,4)
(3)InChIKey: CWERGRDVMFNCDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 

Below are the toxicity information of this chemical: