Sodium ethanethiolate

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Sodium ethanethiolate
Names
Other names
  • Sodium thioethoxide
  • Sodium ethyl mercaptide
  • Sodium ethylmercaptide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 684-910-9
  • InChI=1S/C2H6S.Na/c1-2-3;/h3H,2H2,1H3;/q;+1/p-1
    Key: QJDUDPQVDAASMV-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • CC[S-].[Na+]
Properties
C2H5NaS
Molar mass 84.11 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Sodium ethanethiolate is an organosulfur compound with the formula CH3CH2SNa. It is the sodium salt of the conjugate base of ethanethiol. This compound is commercially available as a white solid that is soluble in polar organic solvents. Sodium ethanethiolate is a reagent in organic synthesis. Hydrolysis of sodium ethanethiolate, e.g. in humid air, produces ethanethiol, which has a low odor threshold and a noxious "rotten egg" smell.

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