Crotonaldehyde → HCID 536251, compound

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Thioacetic acid (385 mL, 5.4 mol, commercially available from Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., Inc.) and crotonaldehyde (440 mL, 5.4 mol, commercially available from Acros Organics) were used to provide 3-(acetylthio)butanal (640 g), which was treated with sodium borohydride (NaBH4, commercially available from Acros Organics) to provide 3-acetylthio-1-butanol, which was consequently hydrolyzed, and distilled under vacuum to provide the product of 3-mercapto-1-butanol (165 g), which had boiling points of 90° C. at a pressure of 29 mmHg, and 85° C. at 18 mmHg.

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