2-Hexanol, 1-mercapto-

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C6H14OS

    SMILES
    CCCCC(CS)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sulfurous 58.63%
    Grapefruit 49.8%
    Meaty 42.07%
    Green 38.62%
    Citrus 37.51%
    Savory 37.4%
    Roasted 32.34%
    Onion 32.05%
    Cheesy 31.61%
    Black currant 29.61%

     

    Flavor
    Sulfurous 51.05%
    Onion 33.82%
    Fishy 30.9%
    Sulfury 30.39%
    Meaty 30.28%
    Roasted 25.85%
    Odorless 25.53%
    Burnt 24.84%
    Mild 24.83%
    Vegetable 23.48%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.7

    pKa est.
    7.8 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    134.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    209°C

    Flash point

    • 84.96 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1-Sulfanyl-2-hexanol #
    • 2-Hexanol, 1-mercapto-
    • SCHEMBL2047302
    • XXIIBORLMZZLPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Applications

    2-Hexanol, 1-mercapto- is commonly used as a specialty intermediate and functional building block in chemical synthesis. In polymers and plastics, it serves as a thiol-containing precursor for thioether linkages and can act as a chain-transfer agent in radical polymerizations and thiol-ene systems. In coatings, inks, and adhesives, it is used as a reactive thiol component for thiol-ene crosslinking to tailor cure and network properties. In fragrance and cosmetics, it provides sulfur-containing fragments for odor-note construction and may be used as a fragrance ingredient after purification. In industrial manufacturing, it is an intermediate for sulfur-containing specialty chemicals. In cleaning product formulations, it may appear as a fragrance or reactive additive under appropriate handling.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 951.77
    methanol 1122.24
    isopropanol 769.67
    water 3.62
    ethyl acetate 109.13
    n-propanol 678.77
    acetone 327.15
    n-butanol 620.64
    acetonitrile 186.48
    DMF 444.44
    toluene 57.41
    isobutanol 413.58
    1,4-dioxane 490.43
    methyl acetate 133.37
    THF 722.41
    2-butanone 200.13
    n-pentanol 373.73
    sec-butanol 474.27
    n-hexane 54.68
    ethylene glycol 243.02
    NMP 250.82
    cyclohexane 82.67
    DMSO 825.4
    n-butyl acetate 210.05
    n-octanol 180.45
    chloroform 406.36
    n-propyl acetate 125.33
    acetic acid 396.62
    dichloromethane 302.24
    cyclohexanone 329.57
    propylene glycol 315.55
    isopropyl acetate 74.71
    DMAc 215.96
    2-ethoxyethanol 368.07
    isopentanol 372.82
    n-heptane 75.14
    ethyl formate 134.41
    1,2-dichloroethane 166.81
    n-hexanol 468.05
    2-methoxyethanol 656.44
    isobutyl acetate 95.23
    tetrachloromethane 82.27
    n-pentyl acetate 116.81
    transcutol 687.23
    n-heptanol 204.43
    ethylbenzene 43.11
    MIBK 103.43
    2-propoxyethanol 469.76
    tert-butanol 621.7
    MTBE 207.61
    2-butoxyethanol 278.07
    propionic acid 266.22
    o-xylene 45.79
    formic acid 147.04
    diethyl ether 211.86
    m-xylene 45.12
    p-xylene 61.02
    chlorobenzene 95.37
    dimethyl carbonate 32.66
    n-octane 22.86
    formamide 151.15
    cyclopentanone 318.31
    2-pentanone 164.98
    anisole 101.56
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 195.35
    gamma-butyrolactone 265.97
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 435.12
    pyridine 254.36
    3-pentanone 88.2
    furfural 283.02
    n-dodecane 17.68
    diethylene glycol 391.9
    diisopropyl ether 52.71
    tert-amyl alcohol 352.83
    acetylacetone 139.52
    n-hexadecane 19.05
    acetophenone 100.3
    methyl propionate 86.1
    isopentyl acetate 164.44
    trichloroethylene 270.11
    n-nonanol 148.05
    cyclohexanol 368.13
    benzyl alcohol 134.78
    2-ethylhexanol 223.15
    isooctanol 142.99
    dipropyl ether 197.97
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 84.33
    ethyl lactate 85.57
    propylene carbonate 150.47
    n-methylformamide 229.89
    2-pentanol 305.14
    n-pentane 57.37
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 366.15
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 137.72
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 198.32
    mesitylene 35.98
    ε-caprolactone 224.71
    p-cymene 53.49
    epichlorohydrin 272.61
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 145.1
    2-aminoethanol 443.16
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 339.25
    sulfolane 330.11
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 21.11
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 374.09
    n-hexyl acetate 154.27
    isooctane 19.51
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 291.06
    sec-butyl acetate 73.46
    tert-butyl acetate 89.55
    decalin 27.05
    glycerin 341.11
    diglyme 454.86
    acrylic acid 206.74
    isopropyl myristate 73.33
    n-butyric acid 341.37
    acetyl acetate 64.81
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 81.08
    ethyl propionate 72.03
    nitromethane 279.15
    1,2-diethoxyethane 216.17
    benzonitrile 149.93
    trioctyl phosphate 72.76
    1-bromopropane 162.28
    gamma-valerolactone 376.28
    n-decanol 111.29
    triethyl phosphate 63.64
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 135.6
    propionitrile 199.33
    vinylene carbonate 140.58
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 262.94
    DMS 73.52
    cumene 39.52
    2-octanol 126.21
    2-hexanone 164.67
    octyl acetate 91.47
    limonene 91.69
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 483.73
    ethyl orthosilicate 68.65
    tributyl phosphate 72.94
    diacetone alcohol 165.28
    N,N-dimethylaniline 79.74
    acrylonitrile 196.84
    aniline 124.61
    1,3-propanediol 534.62
    bromobenzene 77.48
    dibromomethane 237.06
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 244.26
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 113.42
    tetrabutyl urea 100.83
    diisobutyl methanol 107.91
    2-phenylethanol 156.63
    styrene 56.31
    dioctyl adipate 104.22
    dimethyl sulfate 61.11
    ethyl butyrate 124.15
    methyl lactate 90.69
    butyl lactate 121.12
    diethyl carbonate 75.86
    propanediol butyl ether 269.32
    triethyl orthoformate 103.73
    p-tert-butyltoluene 52.91
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 112.72
    morpholine 603.67
    tert-butylamine 386.07
    n-dodecanol 87.86
    dimethoxymethane 204.09
    ethylene carbonate 120.25
    cyrene 157.49
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 122.08
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 123.84
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 102.94
    4-methylpyridine 194.97
    dibutyl ether 136.54
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 107.91
    DEF 155.4
    dimethyl isosorbide 234.1
    tetrachloroethylene 187.34
    eugenol 142.39
    triacetin 128.84
    span 80 227.5
    1,4-butanediol 232.39
    1,1-dichloroethane 186.24
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 233.71
    methyl formate 129.85
    2-methyl-1-butanol 323.44
    n-decane 28.9
    butyronitrile 275.12
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 145.24
    1-chlorooctane 79.53
    1-chlorotetradecane 36.07
    n-nonane 28.8
    undecane 21.87
    tert-butylcyclohexane 26.89
    cyclooctane 23.57
    cyclopentanol 427.42
    tetrahydropyran 497.58
    tert-amyl methyl ether 124.41
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 335.9
    1-hexene 147.19
    2-isopropoxyethanol 241.71
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 93.26
    methyl butyrate 123.98

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Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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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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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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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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