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2-methylthiophene

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2-methylthiophene

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Also known as methylthiol

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. Its commercial synthesis involvess vapor-phase dehydrogenation of a 1-pentanol/CS2 mixture.

Chemical data

Formula
C5H6S
Molecular weight
98.17 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-methylthiophene
SMILES
CC1=CC=CS1
InChIKey
XQQBUAPQHNYYRS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.3
Polar surface area
28.2 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
98.019
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Commons category
2-Methylthiophene
chemical formula
C₅H₆S
canonical SMILES
CC1=CC=CS1
found in taxon
tomato
melting point
-63.0
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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. Its commercial synthesis involvess vapor-phase dehydrogenation of a 1-pentanol/CS2 mixture.

==See also== 3-Methylthiophene

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