4-Mercaptobenzoic acid
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| IUPAC name
4-sulfanylbenzoic acid
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| Identifiers | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.121.577 |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C7H6O2S | |
| Molar mass | 154.18 g·mol−1 |
| Melting point | 215–224 °C (419–435 °F; 488–497 K) |
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| H315, H319, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338 | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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4-Mercaptobenzoic acid (p-mercaptobenzoic acid, p-MBA) is an organosulfur compound with the formula para-C6H4(−SH)(−COOH). It is used as a ligand in thiolate-protected gold cluster compounds, such as Au102(p-MBA)44.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sigma-Aldrich Co., 4-Mercaptobenzoic acid. Retrieved on 11 January 2025.
- ^ Ackerson, Christopher J.; Jadzinsky, Pablo D.; Kornberg, Roger D. (1 May 2005). "Thiolate Ligands for Synthesis of Water-Soluble Gold Clusters". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127 (18): 6550–6551. doi:10.1021/ja046114i.
- ^ Levi-Kalisman, Yael; Jadzinsky, Pablo D.; Kalisman, Nir; Tsunoyama, Hironori; Tsukuda, Tatsuya; Bushnell, David A.; Kornberg, Roger D. (9 March 2011). "Synthesis and Characterization of Au102(p-MBA)44 Nanoparticles". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133 (9): 2976–2982. doi:10.1021/ja109131w.