Substance

ID:719773

Bis(methylthio)methane

Names and Identifiers
IUPAC name
bis(methylsulfanyl)methane
IUPAC Traditional name
2,4-dithiapentane
Synonyms
Bis(methylthio)methaneFormaldehyde dimethyl mercaptal双(甲硫基)甲烷
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MDL Number
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CAS Number
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Properties
Safety Information
GHS Pictograms
GHS02
Flammable gases, category 1
Flammable aerosols, categories 1,2
Flammable liquids, categories 1,2,3
Self-reactive substances and mixtures, Types B,C,D,E,F
Pyrophoric liquids, category 1
Pyrophoric solids, category 1
Self-heating substances and mixtures
Substances and mixtures, which in contact with water, emit flammable gases, categories 1,2,3
Organic peroxides, Types B,C,D,E,F
GHS07
Acute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation), category 4
Skin irritation, category 2
Eye irritation, category 2
Skin sensitisation, category 1
Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single exposure, category 3
UN Number
UN1993
Risk Statements
10-36/37/38
Hazard Class
3
Packing Group
III
GHS Precautionary statements
P210-P241-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338-P405-P501A
GHS Hazard statements
H226-H315-H319-H335
European Hazard Symbols
Irritant Irritant (Xi)
Safety Statements
26-37
TSCA Listed
Physical Property
Flash Point
43°C(109°F)
Refractive Index
1.5340
Boiling Point
146-147°C
Density
1.059
Product Information
Purity
99%
Molecule Details
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Molecular Spectra
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References
• Lithiation produces a formyl anion equivalent, compare 1,3-Dithiane, A10505 and Bis(phenylthio)methane, L01723. Ring-opening of epoxides with the lithio-derivative is the basis of a one-pot route to cyclopropanes: Chem. Ber., 109, 669 (1976):