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2-mercaptoethanol

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ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q411084
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Summary

2-mercaptoethanol is a type of chemical entity[1]. 2-mercaptoethanol ranks in the top 5% of type of chemical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,200 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canonical SMILES: C(CS)O[3]
  • Chemical formula: C₂H₆OS[4]
  • Subclass of: primary fatty alcohol[5]
  • Part of: response to mercaptoethanol[6], cellular response to mercaptoethanol[7]
  • Commons category: 2-Mercaptoethanol[8]
  • Has part(s): oxygen[9], sulfur[10], carbon[11], hydrogen[12]
  • Mass: 78.014[13]
  • Melting point: -100[14]

Why It Matters

2-mercaptoethanol has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] 2-mercaptoethanol is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 2-mercaptoethanol. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-mercaptoethanol
MLA “2-mercaptoethanol.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-mercaptoethanol.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_2-mercaptoethanol_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{2-mercaptoethanol}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-mercaptoethanol}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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  1. 18d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 28910
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Zvg number: 28910, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 21d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 28910
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Zvg number: 028910, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  3. 16w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Instance of → type of chemical entity
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    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tr */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37300|batch #37300]]"
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