mercaptoacetic acid References mercaptoacetic acid chemical compound Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: organosulfur compound/ Thiols…as a substituent, as in mercaptoacetic acid, HSCH2COOH. A third naming system uses the prefix thio- in front of the name of the corresponding oxygen compound, as, for example, thiophenol (C6H5SH), also called benzenethiol. Read More…as a substituent, as in mercaptoacetic acid, HSCH2COOH. A third naming system uses the prefix thio- in front of the name of the corresponding oxygen compound, as, for example, thiophenol (C6H5SH), also called benzenethiol. Read More