Chemistry:3-Mercaptopropionic acid

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3-Mercaptopropionic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Sulfanylpropanoic acid
Other names
3-MPA; 3-Mercaptopropanoic acid; β-Mercaptopropionic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
773807
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 203-537-0
101294
UNII
Properties
C3H6O2S
Molar mass 106.14 g·mol−1
Density 1.218
Melting point 16.9 °C (62.4 °F; 290.0 K)
Boiling point 111 °C (232 °F; 384 K) at 15 mmHg[1]
soluble
Solubility ether
benzene
alcohol
water
Acidity (pKa) 4.34
1.4911 at 21 °C
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Danger
H290, H301, H314, H332
P234, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+310, P301+330+331, P303+361+353, P304+312, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P312, P321, P330, P363, P390, P404, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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3-Mercaptopropionic acid (3-MPA) is an organosulfur compound with the formula HSCH2CH2CO2H. It is a bifunctional molecule, containing both carboxylic acid and thiol groups. It is a colorless oil. It is derived from the addition of hydrogen sulfide to acrylic acid.

Reactions and uses

It is competitive inhibitor of glutamate decarboxylase, and therefore acts as a convulsant. It has higher potency and faster onset of action compared to allylglycine.[2]

It is used to prepare hydrophilic gold nanoparticles, exploiting the affinity of gold for sulfur ligands.[3]

It is esterified with polyols to form thiol-based polymer cross-linking agents such as pentaerythritol-based pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-mercaptopropionate).[4]

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