2-Mercaptoethanol, oo sidoo kale loo yaqaan β-mercaptoethanol, 2-hydroxyethanethiol, iyo 2-ME, waa unug dabiici ah oo leh caanaha molecular C2H6OS.Waxay u muuqataa sida dareere aan midab lahayn, hufan oo leh ur daran.Si fudud ugu milmi biyaha oo lagu khaldi karo ethanol, ether iyo benzene saami kasta.2-Mercaptoethanol waa nooc muhiim ah oo ah walxo kiimiko ah oo wanaagsan, kaas oo si weyn loogu isticmaali karo sunta cayayaanka, daawooyinka, midabada, kiimikooyinka, caag, caagadaha, dunta iyo beeraha kale.
2-Mercaptoethanol wuxuu leeyahay codsiyo kala duwan oo kala duwan.Waxa loo isticmaali karaa sidii dhex-dhexaadka isku-dhafka dabiiciga ah ee xaaladaha wax-soo-saarka sunta cayayaanka sida cayayaanka iyo dhirta;waxaa loo isticmaali karaa kaaliyaha iyo walxaha sawir-qaadista ee caagga, dunta, balaastiga, iyo xaaladaha wax soo saarka daahan;waxaa loo isticmaali karaa sida telomer Agents, qaboojiyaha kulaylka, iyo wakiilada iskutallaabta ayaa loo isticmaalaa isku dhafka walxaha polymer sida polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, iyo polyacrylate;waxaa loo isticmaali karaa sida antioxidants ee tijaabooyinka noolaha;waxaa loo isticmaali karaa sida alaabta ceeriin leh aldehydes ama falcelinta Ketone waxaa loo isticmaalaa xaalad-soo-saarka ee xeryahooda heterocyclic oxygen-sulfur