2-Methylthiophene
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| Preferred IUPAC name 2-Methylthiophene | |
| Other names Methylthiol | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.240 |
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| Properties | |
| C5H6S | |
| Molar mass | 98.16 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | colorless liquid |
| Density | 1.0168 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | −63.4 °C (−82.1 °F; 209.8 K) |
| Boiling point | 112.6 °C (234.7 °F; 385.8 K) |
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| H225, H302, H312, H332 | |
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P312, P322, P330, P363, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
2-Methylthiophene is an organosulfur compound with the formula CH3C4H3S. It is a colorless, flammable liquid. It can be produced by Wolff-Kishner reduction of thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde.[1] Its commercial synthesis involvess vapor-phase dehydrogenation of a 1-pentanol/CS2 mixture.[2]
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- ^ King, Wm. J.; Nord, F. F. (1949). "Thiophene Series. V. Wolff-Kishner Reductions". Journal of Organic Chemistry. 14: 638–42. doi:10.1021/jo01156a016.
- ^ Swanston, Jonathan (2006). "Thiophene". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a26_793.pub2. ISBN 3527306730..