2-mercaptobenzoxazole

Structural formula
General
Surname	2-mercaptobenzoxazole
other names	2-benzoxazole thiol 2 (3 H ) -benzoxazolthione MBO
Molecular formula	C 7 H 5 NOS
Brief description	white needles
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 2382-96-9 EC number 219-191-9 ECHA InfoCard 100.017.448 PubChem 712377 Wikidata Q17310064
properties
Molar mass	151.19 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	192-195 ° C
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

2-Mercaptobenzoxazole is a heteroaromatic chemical compound belonging to the class of benzoxazoles .

use

2-mercaptobenzoxazole is used for the synthesis of 2-mercapto-6-chlorobenzoxazole, from which the herbicide fenoxaprop-P-ethyl is obtained, and used as an anion-active collector in the flotation of sulfidic ores.

See also

• 2-mercaptobenzimidazole
• 2-mercaptobenzothiazole

Individual evidence

1. ↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-40.
2. ↑ Data sheet 2-mercaptobenzoxazole, 95% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on June 20, 2014 ( PDF ).
3. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
4. ↑ Patent EP0087701 : Process for the production of 2-chlorobenzoxazoles. Registered on February 19, 1983 , published on September 7, 1983 , applicant: Cassella , inventor: Johannes Becherer, Klaus Kühlein, Ulrich Kussmaul. ‌
5. ↑ Lothar Beyer , Jorge Angulo Cornejo: Coordination Chemistry: Fundamentals - Syntheses - Applications . 2012, p. 324 ( limited preview in Google Book search).