Product name | 2-Mercaptopropionic acid |
CAS | 79-42-5 |
Molecular Formula | C3H6O2S |
Molecular weight | 106.14 |
Appearance | Liquid |
purity | 99% |
Thiolactic acid (TLA) can be used as a building block in the synthesis of:
Thiolactomycin via oxathiolanone intermediate.
4-Thiazolidinones by reacting various Schiff bases with thioglycolic acid.
1,4-Naphthoquinone derivatives containing sulfur atom for antibacterial and antiviral activity studies.
It can also be used as a bidental chelating agent for the surface modification of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles for the removal of cadmium from waste water.