C5H5NS
111.17 g/mol
Research ReagentWarning
2-Mercaptopyridine
CAS2637-34-5EC220-131-9
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Research Compound
2-Mercaptopyridine is an organosulfur compound that exists as a yellow crystalline solid. It is a derivative of pyridine and is primarily used as a research reagent and acylating agent.
Research reagentAcylating agent
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Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
1H-pyridine-2-thione
InChIKey
WHMDPDGBKYUEMW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC(=S)NC=C1
Synonyms (34)
- PYS
- 1,2-dihydropyridine-2-thione
- 1H-pyridine-2-thione
- 2(1H)-PYRIDINETHIONE
- 2-Mercaptopyridine
- 2-Pyridinethiol
- 2-Pyridinethione
- 2-Pyridyl mercaptan
- 2-Thiopyridine
- 2-Thiopyridone
- 2-pyridinylthiol
- 2-pyridylthiol
- 2-thioxopyridine
- Alrithiol-2
- I+/--Thiopyridon
- MERCAPTOPYRIDINE, 2-
- Pridine-2-thiol
- Pyrid-2-thione
- Pyridin-2(1H)-thione
- Pyridine-2-thiol
- Pyridinethione
- Thio-2-pyridine
- Thiopyridone-2
- Thiopyridone-2 [French]
- mercaptopyridine
- pyridin-2-thiol
- pyridine, 2-mercapto-
- pyridine-2(1H)-thione
- pyridine-2-thio
- pyridine-2-thione
- thioxopyridine