Butyl mercaptan, n-
butane-1-thiol, butanethiol, 1-butanethiol, n-butanethiol, 1-mercaptobutane, butane thiol, thiobytyl alcohol
How to detect Butyl mercaptan, n-
Formula: C4H10S | CAS: 109-79-5
Synonyms: butane-1-thiol, butanethiol, 1-butanethiol, n-butanethiol, 1-mercaptobutane, butane thiol, thiobytyl alcohol
Specification
| Specification | Value/Information |
|---|---|
| Formula | C4H10S |
| CAS no. | 109-79-5 |
| Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV | 0.5 |
| Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV | 0.8 |
| Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV | 0.8 |
| ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) | 0.267 |
| Molecular Weight, g/mole | 90.2 |
| Melting point, °C | '-116 |
| Boiling point, °C | 98 |
| Flash point, °C | 1.7 |
| Specification | Value/Information |
|---|---|
| Upper Explosive Limit, % | 10.2 |
| Lower Explosive Limit, % | 1.4 |
| Density, g.cm⁻³ | 0.842 |
| Ionisation Energy, eV | 9.15 |
| NIOSH ceiling, ppm | 0.5 |
| NIOSH ceiling, mg.m⁻³ | 1.8 |
| NIOSH IDLH, ppm | 500 |
| OSHA TWA PEL, ppm | 10 |
| OSHA TWA PEL, mg.m⁻³ | 35 |

























