2-Mercaptobenzothiazole

• Formula: C₇H₅NS₂

• MW: 167.26

• SMILES String: Sc1nc2ccccc2s1

• Synonyms: 1,3-Benzothiazole-2-thiol; 2(3H)-Benzothiazolethione; 2-Benzothiazolethiol; Benzothiazole-2-thiol; Benzothiazolethiol; Captax; MBT

• CAS Reg. 149-30-4

• PubChem Substance Entry

• EAWAG-BBD reactions whose substrate is 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole
  • 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole -----> Benzothiazole (reacID# r1288)
  • 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole -----> Benzothiazole-2-sulfonate (reacID# r1289)
  • 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole -----> 2,2'-Dithio-bis-benzothiazole (reacID# r1293)
  • 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole -----> 6-Hydroxy-2-mercaptobenzothiazole (reacID# r1178)
  • 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole -----> 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole-cis-6,7-dihydrodiol (reacID# r1177)
  • 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole -----> 2-(Methylthio)benzothiazole (reacID# r1286)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD compound, compID# c1019.
It was generated on April 20, 2026 at 8:44:26 AM CDT.

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