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Merck
CN

53729

Cysteamine hydrochloride

Synonym(s):

β-Mercapto­ethylamine hydrochloride, 2-Amino­ethane­thiol hydrochloride, 2-Mercapto­ethyl­amine hydrochloride, Decarboxy­cysteine hydrochloride, Thio­ethanol­amine hydrochloride

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Linear Formula:
HSCH2CH2NH2 · HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
113.61
EC Number:
205-858-1
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3590083
Form:
solid
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InChI

1S/C2H7NS.ClH/c3-1-2-4;/h4H,1-3H2;1H

InChI key

OGMADIBCHLQMIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

Cl[H].NCCS

form

solid

concentration

30.6-31.80 % (w/w) (AT)

impurities

residual solvents (tert.-butylmethyl ether), ≤10 ppm heavy metals (sum of Ag, As, Bi, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sn), ≤2.0% cystamine (GC, rel.), ≤5000 mg/kg residual solvents (ethanol)

loss

≤1.0% loss on drying

mp

67-71 °C

cation traces

As: ≤1.5 ppm, Cd: ≤0.2 ppm, Co: ≤0.5 ppm, Cu: ≤30 ppm, Hg: ≤0.3 ppm, Li: ≤25 ppm, Ni: ≤2 ppm, Pb: ≤0.5 ppm, Sb: ≤9 ppm, V: ≤1 ppm

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

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Analysis Note

purity (GC): ≥98.0 area %
solubility: colorless, clear (≤3.5 NTU), 3.408 g in 30 mL H2O (1M)

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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