3-Mercaptopropionic acid
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| Preferred IUPAC name
3-Sulfanylpropanoic acid | |
| Other names
3-MPA; 3-Mercaptopropanoic acid; β-Mercaptopropionic acid
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| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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| 773807 | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.216 |
| EC Number |
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| 101294 | |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| 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) |
| soluble | |
| Solubility | ether benzene alcohol water |
| Acidity (pKa) | 4.34 |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.4911 at 21 °C |
| Hazards | |
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| Danger | |
| H290, H301, H314, H332 | |
| P234, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, 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 , 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.
It is used to prepare hydrophilic gold nanoparticles, exploiting the affinity of gold for sulfur ligands.
It is esterified with polyols to form thiol-based polymer cross-linking agents such as pentaerythritol-based pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-mercaptopropionate).
See also
- Allylglycine
- Thiolactic acid (2-mercaptopropionic acid)
References
- ^ Horton, R. W; Meldrum, B. S (1973). "Seizures induced by allylglycine, 3-mercaptopropionic acid and 4-deoxypyridoxine in mice and photosensitive baboons, and different modes of inhibition of cerebral glutamic acid decarboxylase". British Journal of Pharmacology. 49 (1): 52–63. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1973.tb08267.x. PMC 1776427. PMID 4207045.
- ^ Subramanian, Vaidyanathan; Wolf, Eduardo E.; Kamat, Prashant V. (2004). "Catalysis with TiO2/Gold Nanocomposites. Effect of Metal Particle Size on the Fermi Level Equilibration". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126 (15): 4943–4950. doi:10.1021/ja0315199. PMID 15080700.
- ^ Hoyle, Charles E.; Bowman, Christopher N. (2010). "Thiol–Ene Click Chemistry". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49 (9): 1542–1543. doi:10.1002/anie.200903924. PMID 20166107.
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