2,4-Dimethyl-1,3-dithiane
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C6H12S2SMILES
CC1CCSC(S1)C
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Odor profile
Fragrance Sulfurous 75.83% Onion 52.08% Alliaceous 46.62% Meaty 42.61% Garlic 40.71% Savory 28.94% Tropical 27.97% Roasted 24.82% Cooked 24.79% Vegetable 24.5% Flavor Sulfurous 63.99% Vegetable 43.6% Green 41.87% Roasted 38.63% Alliaceous 38.63% Onion 36.01% Meaty 35.5% Tropical 32.66% Sulfur 31.05% Garlic 28.15% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
2.6pKa est.
5.5 (weak acid)Molecular weight
148.3 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Moderately fastBoiling point est.
216°CFlash point
- 77.18 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- 2,4-Dimethyl-1,3-dithiane
- SCHEMBL11375732
- XRBWKNMCKYCXOI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Applications
2,4-Dimethyl-1,3-dithiane is primarily used as a protective dithiane group for carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones) in organic synthesis, enabling stable masking of carbonyl functionality during multi-step sequences. It functions as a masked acyl anion equivalent (umpolung) after deprotonation, facilitating carbon–carbon bond formation and diversification in the construction of complex molecules. It is commonly employed as an intermediate and building block in pharmaceutical and fine-chemical synthesis, in both academic and industrial laboratories, and can be converted back to the corresponding carbonyl upon deprotection. As a versatile precursor for masked carbonyl chemistry, it also appears in natural product syntheses and the preparation of advanced intermediates, with applications mainly in research and manufacturing settings and subject to local regulations and formulation limits.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 789.11 methanol 601.0 isopropanol 491.48 water 0.61 ethyl acetate 1417.61 n-propanol 651.73 acetone 1374.18 n-butanol 685.32 acetonitrile 839.55 DMF 582.56 toluene 797.46 isobutanol 384.47 1,4-dioxane 1920.3 methyl acetate 953.41 THF 2627.84 2-butanone 1070.11 n-pentanol 392.04 sec-butanol 450.73 n-hexane 88.02 ethylene glycol 75.03 NMP 778.28 cyclohexane 302.59 DMSO 722.63 n-butyl acetate 1798.69 n-octanol 334.11 chloroform 2056.61 n-propyl acetate 700.64 acetic acid 641.12 dichloromethane 1504.38 cyclohexanone 1689.43 propylene glycol 124.21 isopropyl acetate 749.67 DMAc 457.92 2-ethoxyethanol 517.39 isopentanol 475.23 n-heptane 230.74 ethyl formate 768.8 1,2-dichloroethane 945.6 n-hexanol 812.97 2-methoxyethanol 845.11 isobutyl acetate 419.37 tetrachloromethane 493.24 n-pentyl acetate 702.58 transcutol 2082.03 n-heptanol 361.03 ethylbenzene 206.31 MIBK 514.86 2-propoxyethanol 1080.62 tert-butanol 508.23 MTBE 707.92 2-butoxyethanol 548.71 propionic acid 516.0 o-xylene 336.63 formic acid 142.04 diethyl ether 1270.5 m-xylene 425.6 p-xylene 248.0 chlorobenzene 848.55 dimethyl carbonate 248.8 n-octane 69.63 formamide 225.0 cyclopentanone 1625.59 2-pentanone 1048.65 anisole 483.31 cyclopentyl methyl ether 1116.36 gamma-butyrolactone 1552.41 1-methoxy-2-propanol 624.42 pyridine 1399.31 3-pentanone 742.97 furfural 1345.18 n-dodecane 43.43 diethylene glycol 520.69 diisopropyl ether 389.47 tert-amyl alcohol 411.51 acetylacetone 1004.29 n-hexadecane 51.81 acetophenone 387.28 methyl propionate 736.05 isopentyl acetate 1100.78 trichloroethylene 1820.04 n-nonanol 294.05 cyclohexanol 658.06 benzyl alcohol 319.61 2-ethylhexanol 534.77 isooctanol 264.07 dipropyl ether 969.55 1,2-dichlorobenzene 648.4 ethyl lactate 194.55 propylene carbonate 900.21 n-methylformamide 464.97 2-pentanol 445.6 n-pentane 150.43 1-propoxy-2-propanol 941.02 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1070.44 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 422.8 mesitylene 270.3 ε-caprolactone 1396.7 p-cymene 281.87 epichlorohydrin 1445.62 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1288.55 2-aminoethanol 190.64 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1088.73 sulfolane 1146.59 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 60.54 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1754.55 n-hexyl acetate 713.76 isooctane 64.55 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 648.28 sec-butyl acetate 434.37 tert-butyl acetate 737.55 decalin 89.51 glycerin 169.38 diglyme 1205.37 acrylic acid 354.48 isopropyl myristate 284.58 n-butyric acid 1054.13 acetyl acetate 839.75 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 211.66 ethyl propionate 459.29 nitromethane 1092.07 1,2-diethoxyethane 1366.43 benzonitrile 621.24 trioctyl phosphate 171.84 1-bromopropane 733.7 gamma-valerolactone 1918.89 n-decanol 210.41 triethyl phosphate 271.19 4-methyl-2-pentanol 231.4 propionitrile 677.59 vinylene carbonate 867.25 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 728.76 DMS 420.46 cumene 139.39 2-octanol 233.14 2-hexanone 604.9 octyl acetate 353.6 limonene 492.34 1,2-dimethoxyethane 903.62 ethyl orthosilicate 285.64 tributyl phosphate 229.73 diacetone alcohol 539.54 N,N-dimethylaniline 248.35 acrylonitrile 631.63 aniline 677.58 1,3-propanediol 402.62 bromobenzene 949.09 dibromomethane 1103.23 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1184.22 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 490.14 tetrabutyl urea 255.94 diisobutyl methanol 319.28 2-phenylethanol 524.92 styrene 294.8 dioctyl adipate 333.56 dimethyl sulfate 278.59 ethyl butyrate 886.94 methyl lactate 228.55 butyl lactate 372.43 diethyl carbonate 496.69 propanediol butyl ether 374.8 triethyl orthoformate 591.92 p-tert-butyltoluene 286.27 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 371.25 morpholine 1754.92 tert-butylamine 348.52 n-dodecanol 159.92 dimethoxymethane 748.61 ethylene carbonate 815.23 cyrene 352.91 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 928.76 2-ethylhexyl acetate 948.81 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 711.57 4-methylpyridine 1207.75 dibutyl ether 616.56 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 319.28 DEF 798.65 dimethyl isosorbide 832.01 tetrachloroethylene 879.35 eugenol 323.67 triacetin 523.05 span 80 434.06 1,4-butanediol 132.6 1,1-dichloroethane 1130.35 2-methyl-1-pentanol 301.13 methyl formate 396.26 2-methyl-1-butanol 434.23 n-decane 81.96 butyronitrile 937.66 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 331.57 1-chlorooctane 277.41 1-chlorotetradecane 108.69 n-nonane 86.42 undecane 56.81 tert-butylcyclohexane 82.48 cyclooctane 124.68 cyclopentanol 586.74 tetrahydropyran 2006.32 tert-amyl methyl ether 506.35 2,5,8-trioxanonane 786.86 1-hexene 286.94 2-isopropoxyethanol 393.48 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 216.55 methyl butyrate 601.89 Scent© AI
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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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