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3,6-Dithia-1,8-octanediol

97%

• Synonym(s): 2,2′-(Ethylenedithio)diethanol, Lindlar Catalyst Poison
• Linear Formula: HO(CH₂)₂S(CH₂)₂S(CH₂)₂OH
• CAS Number: 5244-34-8
• Molecular Weight: 182.30
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1739193
• EC Number: 226-045-8
• MDL number: MFCD00002911
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24854098
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Quality Level: 200
• assay: 97%
• bp: 170 °C/0.5 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 63-64 °C (lit.)
• functional group: hydroxyl; thioether
• SMILES string: OCCSCCSCCO
• InChI: 1S/C6H14O2S2/c7-1-3-9-5-6-10-4-2-8/h7-8H,1-6H2
• InChI key: PDHFSBXFZGYBIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

3,6-Dithia-1,8-octanediol is a secondary sulfur-based catalyst poison.

Application

3,6-Dithia-1,8-octanediol has been used:

• as exogeneous chelator to evaluate a membrane-permeable copper-selective fluorescent sensor for imaging of kinetically labile copper pools
• in asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-6-epi-castanospermine and polyhydroxylated alkaloid

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)