2-Methylthioethylamine

2-Methylthioethylamine
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2-(Methylsulfanyl)ethan-1-amine
	Other names 2-(Methylthio)ethylamine; 2-Aminoethyl methyl sulfide; S-Methylcysteamine
Identifiers
CAS Number	18542-42-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	79116;
ECHA InfoCard	100.038.541
EC Number	242-412-5;
PubChem CID	87697;
UNII	A9H8PF5P28 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50171774;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H9NS/c1-5-3-2-4/h2-4H2,1H3 Key: CYWGSFFHHMQKET-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CSCCN;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H9NS
Molar mass	91.17 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Boiling point	146–148 °C (295–298 °F; 419–421 K)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H226, H314
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P370+P378, P403+P235, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

2-Methylthioethylamine is the organosulfur compound with the formula CH₃SCH₂CH₂NH₂. It is a colorless liquid. It can be viewed as the product of S-methylation of cysteamine or decarboxylation of S-methylcysteine. The compound is a ligand and, via Schiff base condensations, a ligand precursor.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Tshuva, Edit Y.; Groysman, Stanislav; Goldberg, Israel; Kol, Moshe; Goldschmidt, Zeev (2002). "[ONXO]-Type Amine Bis(phenolate) Zirconium and Hafnium Complexes as Extremely Active 1-Hexene Polymerization Catalysts". Organometallics. 21 (4): 662–670. doi:10.1021/om010493w.