1-Methylsulfanylpentan-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C6H12OS

    SMILES
    CCCC(=O)CSC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 60.83%
    Vegetable 60.02%
    Sulfurous 57.04%
    Fruity 55.88%
    Green 50.56%
    Cheesy 48.16%
    Onion 47.45%
    Meaty 41.37%
    Metallic 41.08%
    Cabbage 39.32%

     

    Flavor
    Sulfury 45.58%
    Vegetable 44.04%
    Garlic 43.96%
    Onion 41.77%
    Potato 41.17%
    Earthy 40.79%
    Fruity 39.94%
    Sulfurous 39.65%
    Mushroom 39.55%
    Tomato 37.67%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.5

    pKa est.
    6.65 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    132.23 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    199°C

    Flash point

    • 63.36 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL8215438
    • AKOS011320299
  • Applications

    1-Methylsulfanylpentan-2-one is primarily used as a synthetic intermediate and building block in organic synthesis; in the fragrance industry, it may function as a sulfur-containing aroma compound or a precursor for sulfur-note fragrances; in the flavor sector, it is evaluated for aroma applications; in pharmaceutical and agrochemical development, it serves as an intermediate for sulfur-containing rings and related compounds; in general industrial manufacturing, it is used as a specialty chemical intermediate for producing sulfur-containing downstream products.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1518.52
    methanol 2005.09
    isopropanol 1071.44
    water 7.82
    ethyl acetate 527.1
    n-propanol 1092.72
    acetone 1324.37
    n-butanol 962.16
    acetonitrile 1057.67
    DMF 1508.42
    toluene 458.11
    isobutanol 783.22
    1,4-dioxane 1372.21
    methyl acetate 590.64
    THF 1834.04
    2-butanone 802.36
    n-pentanol 708.96
    sec-butanol 878.11
    n-hexane 283.56
    ethylene glycol 419.47
    NMP 1464.17
    cyclohexane 630.44
    DMSO 1612.82
    n-butyl acetate 694.51
    n-octanol 596.36
    chloroform 2915.61
    n-propyl acetate 463.08
    acetic acid 1719.65
    dichloromethane 2108.05
    cyclohexanone 1866.76
    propylene glycol 503.26
    isopropyl acetate 328.01
    DMAc 832.87
    2-ethoxyethanol 642.71
    isopentanol 658.19
    n-heptane 319.07
    ethyl formate 577.51
    1,2-dichloroethane 1054.26
    n-hexanol 920.18
    2-methoxyethanol 1130.43
    isobutyl acetate 316.16
    tetrachloromethane 513.6
    n-pentyl acetate 508.31
    transcutol 1800.19
    n-heptanol 431.78
    ethylbenzene 301.5
    MIBK 376.8
    2-propoxyethanol 930.99
    tert-butanol 961.81
    MTBE 521.21
    2-butoxyethanol 531.04
    propionic acid 982.19
    o-xylene 323.82
    formic acid 499.07
    diethyl ether 619.11
    m-xylene 313.6
    p-xylene 415.12
    chlorobenzene 813.17
    dimethyl carbonate 190.16
    n-octane 108.91
    formamide 517.82
    cyclopentanone 1624.41
    2-pentanone 649.86
    anisole 482.91
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 816.08
    gamma-butyrolactone 1580.3
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 803.09
    pyridine 1436.24
    3-pentanone 480.94
    furfural 1476.84
    n-dodecane 85.17
    diethylene glycol 731.25
    diisopropyl ether 184.92
    tert-amyl alcohol 682.15
    acetylacetone 645.72
    n-hexadecane 95.74
    acetophenone 523.98
    methyl propionate 425.17
    isopentyl acetate 556.14
    trichloroethylene 2082.3
    n-nonanol 463.83
    cyclohexanol 1259.72
    benzyl alcohol 555.72
    2-ethylhexanol 544.58
    isooctanol 323.93
    dipropyl ether 544.7
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 726.83
    ethyl lactate 261.47
    propylene carbonate 878.23
    n-methylformamide 854.6
    2-pentanol 594.51
    n-pentane 265.3
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 718.35
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 465.39
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 504.21
    mesitylene 216.07
    ε-caprolactone 1207.47
    p-cymene 269.69
    epichlorohydrin 1253.24
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1123.15
    2-aminoethanol 697.69
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1294.23
    sulfolane 1840.26
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 81.47
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1241.29
    n-hexyl acetate 778.47
    isooctane 68.48
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 714.47
    sec-butyl acetate 268.3
    tert-butyl acetate 369.97
    decalin 177.34
    glycerin 588.62
    diglyme 1183.42
    acrylic acid 903.51
    isopropyl myristate 305.86
    n-butyric acid 1164.82
    acetyl acetate 365.7
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 282.89
    ethyl propionate 333.16
    nitromethane 1672.95
    1,2-diethoxyethane 611.81
    benzonitrile 949.08
    trioctyl phosphate 237.79
    1-bromopropane 790.17
    gamma-valerolactone 1770.49
    n-decanol 336.49
    triethyl phosphate 219.74
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 278.91
    propionitrile 811.12
    vinylene carbonate 896.81
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1089.72
    DMS 390.02
    cumene 215.74
    2-octanol 367.15
    2-hexanone 607.15
    octyl acetate 387.59
    limonene 453.98
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1091.92
    ethyl orthosilicate 219.23
    tributyl phosphate 280.58
    diacetone alcohol 473.02
    N,N-dimethylaniline 371.62
    acrylonitrile 1005.72
    aniline 673.49
    1,3-propanediol 790.92
    bromobenzene 817.75
    dibromomethane 1577.01
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1675.41
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 440.89
    tetrabutyl urea 407.2
    diisobutyl methanol 302.13
    2-phenylethanol 530.34
    styrene 425.28
    dioctyl adipate 429.71
    dimethyl sulfate 340.83
    ethyl butyrate 463.77
    methyl lactate 322.77
    butyl lactate 415.32
    diethyl carbonate 304.27
    propanediol butyl ether 639.59
    triethyl orthoformate 331.34
    p-tert-butyltoluene 237.94
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 489.17
    morpholine 1530.44
    tert-butylamine 712.92
    n-dodecanol 262.15
    dimethoxymethane 597.53
    ethylene carbonate 711.28
    cyrene 460.96
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 477.49
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 437.25
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 837.09
    4-methylpyridine 1228.43
    dibutyl ether 600.38
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 302.13
    DEF 703.15
    dimethyl isosorbide 771.46
    tetrachloroethylene 1300.5
    eugenol 516.82
    triacetin 593.55
    span 80 619.42
    1,4-butanediol 385.21
    1,1-dichloroethane 1201.52
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 526.36
    methyl formate 632.33
    2-methyl-1-butanol 659.08
    n-decane 145.36
    butyronitrile 961.48
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 453.53
    1-chlorooctane 442.01
    1-chlorotetradecane 171.58
    n-nonane 160.33
    undecane 105.08
    tert-butylcyclohexane 140.12
    cyclooctane 162.25
    cyclopentanol 1211.04
    tetrahydropyran 1626.2
    tert-amyl methyl ether 387.0
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 828.21
    1-hexene 636.16
    2-isopropoxyethanol 439.24
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 398.0
    methyl butyrate 553.09

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Recommendation
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Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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