Description General description Aldrithiol™-2 is a nucleocapsid zinc finger targeting compound and can abrogate the infectivity of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 virions. It is a thiol reagent. Application Aldrithiol™-2 was used in the synthesis of adenosine-5′-phosphoimidazolide. It was employed with PPh3 as a condensing agent in the amidation of carboxylic acid enantiomers for HPLC separation. Thiol reagent. Employed with PPh3 as a condensing agent in the amidation of carboxylic acid enantiomers for HPLC separation. Packaging 1, 5, 25, 500 g in glass bottle Legal Information Aldrithiol is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC