CAS 14970-87-7 3,6-Dioxa-1,8-octanedithiol - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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3,6-Dioxa-1,8-octanedithiol

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Catalog Number

ACM14970877-1

CAS Number

14970-87-7

Product Name

3,6-Dioxa-1,8-octanedithiol

Structure

Category

Monomers

IUPAC Name

2-[2-(2-sulfanylethoxy)ethoxy]ethanethiol

Molecular Weight

182.3g/mol

Molecular Formula

C6H14O2S2

Canonical SMILES

C(COCCS)OCCS

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H14O2S2/c9-5-3-7-1-2-8-4-6-10/h9-10H,1-6H2

InChI Key

HCZMHWVFVZAHCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

3,6-Dioxa-1,8-octanedithiol serves multiple specialized purposes in scientific research and applications. Primarily, it is utilized for cleaving peptides, which is crucial in developing synthetic peptide serology aimed at treating chronic Chagas disease. Beyond this, it shows promise as a non-malodorous scavenger in Fmoc-based peptide synthesis, addressing a common issue in peptide production. Due to its dithiol monomer structure, it can also function as a model compound for the active sites of thioredoxins, allowing researchers to explore its reactions with compounds like cisplatin prodrugs. Moreover, 3,6-dioxa-1,8-octanedithiol has defined pKa values of 8.7 ± 0.2 and 9.6 ± 0.2, and it can undergo Radical Ring-opening Redox Polymerization (R3P) when catalyzed by triethylamine (TEA) and dilute hydrogen peroxide, presenting further potential in polymerization research.

Complexity

53.7

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

239-044-2

Exact Mass

182.043522g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

MeSH Entry Terms

3,6-dioxa-1,8-octanedithiol;DODT cpd

Monoisotopic Mass