Product Name
1-Butanethiol
Category
Self-Assembly Materials; Solubility Enhancing Reagents; Self Assembly and Contact Printing Materials
Description
Butyl mercaptan appears as a clear, colorless liquid with a strong skunk-like odor. Flash point in range -18 to 43°F. Less dense than water and slightly soluble in water. Vapors heavier than air.;Liquid;Liquid;COLOURLESS-TO-YELLOW LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR.;colourless to pale yellow liquid with garlic or skunk-like odour;pale yellow liquid;Colorless liquid with a strong, garlic-, cabbage-, or skunk-like odor.;Colorless liquid with a strong, garlic-, cabbage-, or skunk-like odor.
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H10S/c1-2-3-4-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3
InChI Key
WQAQPCDUOCURKW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
229.3 °F at 760 mm Hg (USCG, 1999);98.5 °C;97.2 - 101.7 °C;98 °C;209°F;209°F
Melting Point
-176.2 °F (USCG, 1999);-115.7 °C;Fp -119 °;-115.9 °C;-119°C;-116 °C;176.2°F;-176°F
Flash Point
55 °F (USCG, 1999);35 °F (2 °C) (Closed cup);2 °C c.c.;55°F;35°F
Density
0.841 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);d254 0.84;0.83679 at 25 °C/4 °C;Relative density (water = 1): 0.83;0.842-0.847;1.050-1.055;0.83;0.83
Solubility
0.06 % (NIOSH, 2016);0.01 M;0.597 mg/mL at 20 °C;Slightly soluble in chloroform;Very soluble in alcohol, ether, liquid hydrogen sulfide;In water, 595 mg/L at 25 °C;0.597 mg/mL at 20 °C;Solubility in water, g/100ml: 0.06;0.6 g in 100 ml water; slightly soluble in oils;1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol (in ethanol);slightly soluble in water; soluble in n-hexane;0.06%
Color/Form
Colorless liquid;Mobile liquid
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count
0
Heat of Vaporization
154.0 Btu/lb = 85.58 cal/g = 3.583x10+5 J/kg
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count
1
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count
1
Log P
2.28 (LogP);2.28;log Kow = 2.28;2.28;2.28
MeSH Entry Terms
butanethiol;n-butyl mercaptan;n-butyl mercaptan, 1,2-(14)C,2-(35) S-labeled cpd;n-butyl mercaptan, 14C,1-(35)S-labeled cpd;n-butyl mercaptan, 2-(14)C,2-(35)s-labeled cpd;n-butyl mercaptan, Ag(+1) salt;n-butyl mercaptan, copper (+1) salt;n-butyl mercaptan, geranium (+2) salt;n-butyl mercaptan, lead (+2) salt;n-butyl mercaptan, lithium salt;n-butyl mercaptan, molybdenum (+3) salt;n-butyl mercaptan, potassium salt;n-butyl mercaptan, silver (+2) salt;n-butyl mercaptan, sodium salt;n-butyl mercaptan, tin (+2) salt
Odor
Strong, obnoxious odor;Heavy skunk odor;Strong, garlic-, cabbage-, or skunk like odor.
Other Experimental
Forms azeotropic mixture with butyl alcohol (bp: 97.8 °C; 85.16% butanethiol) & with butyl alcohol and water; mobile;Liq-water interfacial tension: 30 dynes/cm= 0.030 N/m @ 20 °C (estimated);Conversion factor: 1 PPM= 3.96 mg/cu m;Henry's Law constant = 4.54X10-3 atm-cu m/mol at 25 °C;Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 5.10X10-11 cu cm/molc sec at 25 °C
Refractive Index
n25D 1.4403;MAX ABSORPTION (ISOOCTANE): 225-230 NM (LOG E= 2.20); INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.4440 @ 20 °C/D;Index of refraction = 1.4440 at 20 °C/D;1.444-1.452;1.503-1.513
Topological Polar Surface Area
1 Ų
UN Number
2347;2347;2347;2347;2347
Vapor Density
3.1 (Air = 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 3.1
Vapor Pressure
35 mm Hg (NIOSH, 2016);45.52 mmHg;45.5 mm Hg at 25 °C;Vapor pressure, kPa at 20 °C: 4.0;35 mmHg;35 mmHg
Viscosity
0.56 cP at 20 °C