8-Mercaptoquinoline

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8-Mercaptoquinoline
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Quinoline-8-thiol
Other names
8-Quinolinethiol
Mercaptoquinoline
Thiooxine
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H7NS/c11-8-5-1-3-7-4-2-6-10-9(7)8/h1-6,11H
    Key: MHTSJSRDFXZFHQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C9H7NS/c11-8-5-1-3-7-4-2-6-10-9(7)8/h1-6,11H
    Key: MHTSJSRDFXZFHQ-UHFFFAOYAD
  • c1cc2cccnc2c(c1)S
Properties
C9H8NS
Molar mass 162.23 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless crystaline powder
Melting point 58.5 °C (137.3 °F; 331.6 K)
Boiling point 296 °C (565 °F; 569 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

8-Mercaptoquinoline is the

chelating agent. The compound is a colorless solid.[1]

Preparation

Quinoline reacts with chlorosulfuric acid to form quinoline-8-sulfonyl chloride, which reacts with triphenylphosphine in toluene to form 8-mercaptoquinoline.[2]

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