The Preparation and Examination of [Beta]-Ethylmercaptopropionic Acid and [Beta]-Butylmercaptopropionic Acid
Description
It is desired that, ultimately, a complete set of data may be collected for each of these acids, so that regularities [or irregularities] in densities, boiling points, melting points, and refractive indexes may
be traced throughout the series. As a starting point, the two compounds containing the ethylmercapto add butylmercapto groups, respectively, substituted in the [Beta]-position, were chosen for study. [From Discussion section]