Table 1 Aromatic and aliphatic thiol pKa values and corresponding yields in N–O bond cleavage assays.

From: Aromatic thiol-mediated cleavage of N–O bonds enables chemical ubiquitylation of folded proteins

Entry

Thiol

pKa 14, 29

Yield (%)

1

4-Nitrothiophenol

4.5

59

2

3-Mercaptobenzoic acid

5.8

81

3

4-Mercaptophenylacetic acid

6.6

73

4

4-Aminothiophenol

6.9

73

5

4-Hydroxythiophenol

7.0

n.d.

6

2,2,2-Trifluoroethanethiol

7.6

n.d.

7

L-Glutathione

9.1

n.d.

8

D,L-Dithiothreitol

9.2, 10.1

n.d.

9

2-Mercaptoethanesulfonic acid

9.2

n.d.

10

2-Methyl-2-propanethiol

11.2

n.d.

  1. n.d.=no detectable N–O bond cleavage.