CLEAR COLOURLESS TO SLIGHTY YELLOW-BROWN LIQUID
2-Methylthiophenol has a disagreeable odor. This compound is erroneously called o-toluenethiol.
2-Thiocresol performs a fungicidal and inhibitory activity against Histoplasma capsulatum. Reagent for molecular modeling and preparation of 4-hydroxy-5,6-dihydropyrones as inhibitors of HIV protease.
ChEBI: 2-Methylbenzenethiol is a thiol.
Taste characteristics at 4 ppm: meaty, onion, garlic, chemical and metallic.
Poison by
intraperitoneal route. A flammable liquid.
When heated to decomposition it emits
toxic fumes of SOx. See also a-
TOLUENETHIOL and MERCAPTANS.
