3,4-toluenedithiol

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
496-74-2

[ Name ]:
3,4-toluenedithiol

[Synonym ]:
3,4-toluenedithiol
TOLUENE-3,4-DITHIOL
EINECS 207-828-3
MFCD00004844
1,2-Benzenedithiol, 4-methyl-
4-Methyl-1,2-benzenedithiol
3,4-dimercaptotoluene
4-methylbenzene-1,2-dithiol

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.2±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
265.5±20.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
30-33 °C(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₇H₈S₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
156.268

[ Flash Point ]:
122.8±15.7 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
156.006744

[ PSA ]:
77.60000

[ LogP ]:
3.28

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.5 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.644

[ Stability ]:
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases.

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: XT2275000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Toluene-3,4-dithiol

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 496-74-2

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :: 1635270

LAST UPDATED :: 199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 2

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C7-H8-S2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 156.27

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: SHR D1 BSH

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 50 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS05, GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Danger

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H302-H315-H318-H335

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P280-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn:Harmful;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22;R37/38;R41

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36/37/39

[ RIDADR ]:
3071

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
XT2275000

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1(b)

[ HS Code ]:
2930909090

Synthetic Route

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Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2930909090

[ Summary ]:
2930909090. other organo-sulphur compounds. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:30.0%

Articles

Determination of residual arsenic compounds in chicken muscle by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with ultraviolet detection after pre-column derivatization with toluene-3,4-dithiol.

J. Chromatogr. B. Analyt. Technol. Biomed. Life Sci. 1006 , 151-7, (2015)

A simple and sensitive derivatization method using toluene-3,4-dithiol as a derivatization reagent for the simultaneous analysis of seven arsenic compounds (roxarsone, nitarsone, p-arsanilic acid, o-a...

Epidithiol formation by an unprecedented twin carbon-sulfur lyase in the gliotoxin pathway.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 51(40) , 10064-8, (2012)

Chelate-Thiolate-Coordinate Ligands Modulating the Configuration and Electrochemical Property of Dinitrosyliron Complexes (DNICs).

Chemistry 21 , 16035-46, (2015)

As opposed to the reversible redox reaction ({Fe(NO)2 }(10) reduced-form DNIC [(NO)2 Fe(S(CH2 )3 S)](2-) (1)⇌{Fe(NO)2 }(9) oxidized-form [(NO)2 Fe(S(CH2 )3 S)](-) ), the chemical oxidation of the {Fe(...