Product Information
- Ethanethiol
- Aethanthiol
- Etanotiol
- Ethanthiol
- Ethyl hydrosulfide
- Ethyl thioalcohol
- Ethylmercaptan
- Mercaptoethane
- Mercury Diethanethiolate
- Nsc 93877
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- Thioethanol
- Thioethyl alcohol
Ethyl mercaptan is a liquid that has a strong, unpleasant odor. It is used as an odorant in natural gas and as a chemical intermediate. Ethyl mercaptan is synthesized from ethanethiol and an isothiouronium salt by the transfer of a methyl group. The reaction mechanism of ethyl mercaptan involves hydrophobic effect, steric interactions, and intermolecular hydrogen bonding.