Chemical property
Melting point 106-108°C(lit.)
Specific optical rotation -35.1ºC(c=2,H2O)
Boiling point 407.7±40.0°C(Predicted)
Density 1.249(estimate)
Refractive index 24°(C=JPCMethod)
Storage conditions 2- 8°C
Solubility H2O: 100mg/mL with heating
acidity coefficient (pKa) pK1: 9.52 (30°C)
Form Solid
color White
Water solubility Solubleinwater, ethanol, methanol, dimethylsulfoxide, hotisopropylalcohol, methylacetateChemicalbook and ethylacetate.Insoluble in chloroform and ether.
Merck14,88
BRN1724426
Stability Stable.Merck14,88BRN1724426 Incompatiblewithstrongoxidizing agents.InChIKeyPWKSKIMOESPYIA-BYPYZUCNSA-NCAS database 616-91-1
(CASDataBaseReference) NIST chemical substance information Acetylcysteine (616-91-1)
EPA chemical substance information L-Cysteine, N-acetyl-(616-91-1)