9330. 2,2′-Thiodiethanol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 111-48-8
2,2′-Thiobisethanol; thiodiglycol; thiodiethylene glycol; bis(hydroxyethyl)sulfide.
C4H10O2S; mol wt 122.19.
C 39.32%, H 8.25%, O 26.19%, S 26.24%.

Description and references

Prepd from ethylene oxide and hydrogen sulfide: Chichibabin, Bestuzher, Compt. Rend. 200, 242 (1935); Nenitzescu, Scarlatescu, Ber. 68, 587 (1935); Headlee, cited in G. O. Curme, F. Johnston, Glycols (Reinhold, New York, 1952) p 103.

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid. d420 1.1824. mp 16°. bp14 168°. nD20 1.519. Flash pt, open cup: 320°F (160°C). Misc with water, alc. Slightly sol in ether.