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1,4-butanedithiol
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1,4-Butanedithiol is an organosulfur compound with the formula . It is a malodorous, colorless liquid that is highly soluble in organic solvents. The compound has found applications in biodegradable polymers.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H10S2
- Molecular weight
- 122.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- butane-1,4-dithiol
- SMILES
- C(CCS)CS
- InChIKey
- SMTOKHQOVJRXLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.5
- Polar surface area
- 2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 122.022
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- canonical SMILES
- C(CCS)CS
- chemical formula
- C₄H₁₀S₂
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Reactions
- Related compounds
- References
1,4-Butanedithiol is an organosulfur compound with the formula . It is a malodorous, colorless liquid that is highly soluble in organic solvents. The compound has found applications in biodegradable polymers.
==Reactions== Alkylation with geminal dihalides gives 1,3-dithiepanes. Oxidation gives the cyclic disulfide 1,2-dithiane:
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