white to almost white crystalline powder
Mercaptosuccinic acid has been used as a dopant for the synthesis of carbon nanodots from citric acid. It can be used as a capping and reducing agent to synthesize monolayer-capped gold nanoparticles.
Mercaptosuccinic acid is used in the preparation of mercaptosuccinic acid diethyl ester by reaction with ethanol. It is also used as a brightening agent in metal plating. Further, it serves as an intermediate for the synthesis of corrosion inhibitors, soil fumigants, active pharmaceutical ingredients and electroplating agents.
ChEBI: Thiomalic acid is a C4-dicarboxylic acid. It is functionally related to a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a thiomalate(1-).
Mercaptosuccinic acid(MSA) is a chiral multifunctional intermediate material used as a stabilizing and capping agent in the synthesis of biologically active sulfurs.
Dissolve the acid in water and extract it several times with diethyl ether to remove imprities. The aqueous solution gave the acid on freeze-drying. [Beilstein 3 IV 472.]
