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Product Name:
Potassium Thioglycolate
CAS No:
34452-51-2
EC No:
252-038-4
Synonyms:
POTASSIUM THIOGLYCOLATE, 40-44 WT.% SOLUTION IN WATER;Thioglycollic acid potassium salt;potassiuM 2-Mercaptoacetate;2-sulfanylacetate;mercapto-aceticacimonopotassiumsalt;POTASSIUM THIOGLYCOLATE;POTASSIUM THIOGLYCOLLATE;potassium mercaptoacetate KTG,Kaliumthioglykolat,POTASSIUM THIOGLYCOLATE,POTASSIUM THIOGLYCOLLATE,potassium mercaptoacetate,potassiuM 2-Mercaptoacetate,Thioglycolic acid, potassium salt,Thioglycollic acid potassium salt,mercapto-aceticacimonopotassiumsalt,POTASSIUM THIOGLYCOLATE 44% W/W SOLUTION Potassium Thioglycolate Potassium thioglycolate 34452-51-2 Acetic acid, mercapto-, monopotassium salt Potassium 2-mercaptoacetate UNII-XP5WZO5W6H XP5WZO5W6H EINECS 252-038-4 Acetic acid, 2-mercapto-, potassium salt (1:1) DTXSID30885589 EC 252-038-4 Mercaptoacetic acid, monopotassium salt DTXCID301024955 POTASSIUM THIOGLYCOLATE [INCI] 252-038-4 potassium;2-sulfanylacetate Potassium mercaptoacetate potassium,2-sulfanylacetate Potassium2-mercaptoacetate SCHEMBL59723 HYTYHTSMCRDHIM-UH

Product Introduction

规格 / Specification

项目 / Item

标准 / Standards

外观 / Appearance

无色或微粉红色透明液体 / Colorless or slight pink transparent liquid

气味 / Odor

巯基化合物典型气味 / Characteristic smell of thiol-compound

鉴定 / Identification

IR/HPLC/Mass/NMR Spectrum

含量 / Content

42%~45%


应用 / Applications

巯基乙酸钾是一种极为重要的有机硫化合物,通常以水溶液的形式存在。作为一种强效的还原剂,它在化学结构上含有活性巯基,能够与蛋白质中的二硫键发生反应。在精细化工领域,它以性质温和、反应活性高而著称。苏州维他化学有限公司生产的该产品经过精细过滤和除杂,确保了极低的重金属含量和颜色稳定性,使其成为个人护理品及高精尖工业处理中的理想选择。

巯基乙酸钾是安全,高效的脱毛剂。

Potassium thioglycolate is a highly important organosulfur compound, typically existing in aqueous solution. As a potent reducing agent, its chemical structure contains active thiol groups, enabling it to react with disulfide bonds in proteins. In the fine chemical industry, it is renowned for its mild properties and high reactivity. The product manufactured by Suzhou Vita Chemical Co., Ltd. undergoes fine filtration and impurity removal to ensure extremely low heavy metal content and color stability, making it an ideal choice for personal care products and high-precision industrial processing.

Potassium Thioglycolate is a safe and efficient depilatory.


1: In the cosmetics industry, Potassium thioglycolate is primarily used as the core active ingredient in depilatory agents. Its mechanism of action involves breaking disulfide bonds in hair keratin, making the hair structure fragile and easily removed without damaging the skin. Compared to calcium salts, it has better solubility and higher formulation stability, and is commonly used in high-end depilatory creams and lotions.

2: In the hair care industry, Potassium thioglycolate is widely used as a reducing agent in perm lotions and curling irons. It can precisely open disulfide bonds within hair fibers, allowing the hair to become more flexible during curling and styling. Due to the properties of its potassium ions, it has a milder odor than traditional ammonia-based perming agents, is less damaging to hair, and creates a natural, bouncy curl effect.

3: Potassium Thioglycolate exhibits excellent rust removal and cleaning capabilities in the metal surface treatment industry. It forms stable purple complexes with the oxide layer and specific metal ions (such as iron ions) on metal surfaces, quickly removing rust, burrs, or metal processing residues without damaging the substrate. This makes it highly valuable in areas such as automotive wheel cleaning and high-precision machinery rust removal.

4: Potassium Thioglycolate acts as a highly efficient inhibitor or flotation aid in the mineral processing industry. In the separation of polymetallic sulfide ores, it selectively alters the hydrophilicity of specific mineral surfaces, achieving high-purity separation of metal minerals such as copper and molybdenum. Its relatively good biodegradability makes it an important component of environmentally friendly mining reagents.

5. Potassium thioglycolate is used in analytical chemistry as a sensitive reagent for detecting metal ions such as iron, molybdenum, and silver. Through color-changing reactions, laboratory technicians can quickly perform qualitative or quantitative analysis of trace metal content in solutions. Simultaneously, it also serves as an intermediate for introducing thiol groups in organic synthesis, participating in the synthesis reactions of various fine chemicals.


6: Potassium Thioglycolate is used as an important raw material for pharmaceuticals and daily necessities. Potassium Thioglycolate is often used as a reagent for organic synthesis, especially in drug synthesis. Potassium Thioglycolate can be used as a protective agent for hydroxamic acid and thioglycolate, and plays a role in protecting or adjusting reactivity during chemical synthesis. Potassium Thioglycolate can also be used in industrial fields such as metal cleaning, spraying, plating and corrosion protection.

7: Potassium Thioglycolate is used as a hair removal agent. Potassium Thioglycolate is one of the safe and efficient depilatories. It destroys the disulfide bonds in the hair structure, reduces the strength of the hair, breaks the hair and separates from the skin. It has been widely used in depilatory cosmetics. It is mainly used as depilatory spray, depilatory mousse, depilatory cream and personal care products such as perm and curling.

8: Potassium Thioglycolate can be used as a metal ion monitoring reagent in chemical analysis, and it turns red when it encounters metal ions such as iron and copper.


包装 / Packing

30kgs(25L) or 250kgs(200L) per plastic drum


运输编号 / UN number

UN 3267 8/PG III


储存条件 / Store at

密封保存于阴凉干燥处,避光避热 / Sealed storage in a cool and dry place, avoid light and heat.


保质期 / Shelf Life

两年 / Two years












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