CAS 2365-48-2PubChem CID 16907
Methyl Thioglycolate
Based on the available data, the CIR Expert Panel concluded that ... Methyl Thioglycolate is safe for use in hair straighteners, permanent waves, tonics, dressings, and so forth, wave sets, other non-coloring hair products, and hair dyes and colors, as described in this safety assessment, at concentrations up to 15.2% (as Thioglycolic Acid). Hairdressers should avoid skin contact and minimize consumer skin exposure. — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
- IUPAC name
- methyl 2-sulfanylacetate
- Molecular formula
- C3H6O2S
- Molecular weight
- 106.15 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 106.00885060 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.4
- Topological polar surface area
- 27.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
Methyl mercaptoacetateMethyl 2-mercaptoacetateThioglycolic acid methyl esterMethylthioglycolateAcetic acid, mercapto-, methyl esterMethanethiol, methoxy-MethylmercaptoacetateUSAF EK-7119
16 more reported names
Acetic acid, 2-mercapto-, methyl esterO1608LA9ELNSC-75117RefChem:818100219-121-7Mercaptoacetic acid methyl esterMethyl sulfanylacetate2-mercaptoacetic acid methyl esterThioglykolsaeure-methylesterNSC 75117Methyl .alpha.-mercaptoacetatemercapto-acetic acid methyl esterHSDB 2705EINECS 219-121-7Thioglykolsaeure-methylester [German]BRN 0506259
External database identifiers
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