2-Mercaptoethanol, tseem hu ua β-mercaptoethanol, 2-hydroxyethanethiol, thiab 2-ME, yog cov organic compound nrog cov mis molecular C2H6OS.Nws zoo nkaus li cov xim tsis muaj xim, pob tshab kua thiab muaj cov ntxhiab tsw ntxhiab tsw.Yooj yim soluble hauv dej thiab miscible nrog ethanol, ether thiab benzene nyob rau hauv ib qho kev faib ua feem.2-Mercaptoethanol yog ib yam tseem ceeb ntawm cov khoom siv tshuaj zoo, uas tuaj yeem siv dav hauv tshuaj tua kab, tshuaj, tshuaj pleev xim, tshuaj, roj hmab, yas, textiles thiab lwm yam.
2-Mercaptoethanol muaj ntau yam kev siv.Nws tuaj yeem siv los ua cov organic synthesis nruab nrab hauv kev tsim tshuaj tua kab xws li tshuaj tua kab thiab tshuaj tua kab;nws tuaj yeem siv los ua cov khoom pabcuam thiab cov khoom siv photosensitive hauv roj hmab, textile, yas, thiab txheej txheej ntau lawm;Nws tuaj yeem siv los ua tus neeg sawv cev telomer, cov khoom siv hluav taws xob kub, thiab cov khoom sib txuas sib txuas yog siv los ua cov khoom siv polymer xws li polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, thiab polyacrylate;tuaj yeem siv los ua antioxidants hauv kev sim tshuaj lom neeg;tuaj yeem siv los ua cov khoom siv raw nrog aldehydes lossis Ketone cov tshuaj tiv thaiv yog siv rau hauv qhov kev tsim khoom ntawm oxygen-sulfur heterocyclic compounds