Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, o1796  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807025688 ]

Sodium 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate (mesna)

M. Bambagiotti-Alberti, B. Bruni, M. Di Vaira and V. Giannellini

Abstract: The crystal structure of the title compound, Na⁺·C₂H₅O₃S₂^-, commonly known as mesna, has triple-layer sheets normal to the c axis, where the external layers of each set are formed by the anions which coordinate, through their sulfonate O atoms, the cations in the inner layer. The contacts between the outer sides of different sheets involve thiol S and methylene C atoms.

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