13638-74-9

Basic information

• Product Name: 3-sulfanylbutanal
• Synonyms: 3-Mercaptobutanal; butanal, 3-mercapto-
• CAS NO: 13638-74-9
• Molecular Formula: C₄H₈OS
• Molecular Weight: 104.1707
• Mol File: 13638-74-9.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 153.6°C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 46.7°C
• Density: 0.979g/cm³
• Vapor Pressure: 3.3mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.45
• CAS DataBase Reference: 3-sulfanylbutanal(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 3-sulfanylbutanal(13638-74-9)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 3-sulfanylbutanal(13638-74-9)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 13638-74-9(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 123-73-9 crotonaldehyde 

Relevant articles and documents

METHOD OF PRODUCING β-MERCAPTOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS

The invention relates to a method for efficiently producing β-mercaptocarboxylic acids using a solid acid catalyst such as zeolite, which product corresponds to respective starting materials selected from α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acids (α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, a, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, ex, β-unsaturated amide, a, β-unsaturated aldehide and α, β-unsaturated ketone) and hydrogen sulfides (hydrogen sulfide, sulfide salt and hydrosulfide salt), wherein a solvent compatible with water is used in the reaction. According to the invention, β-mercaptocarboxylic acids which are useful as additives in synthetic materials for pharmaceutical or agricultural agents and in polymer compounds can be industrially produced efficiently by using easily available a, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid (such as crotonic acid) at high yield.