3-Mercapto-2-ethylpropanal

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C5H10OS

    SMILES
    CCC(CS)C=O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sulfurous 62.65%
    Cheesy 54.68%
    Meaty 49.11%
    Onion 46.52%
    Fruity 43.6%
    Pungent 43.04%
    Savory 39.04%
    Roasted 38.82%
    Alliaceous 38.77%
    Garlic 37.46%

     

    Flavor
    Sulfurous 45.35%
    Onion 44.07%
    Roasted 31.81%
    Sulfury 30.79%
    Vegetable 30.11%
    Garlic 28.76%
    Tomato 27.0%
    Fishy 26.78%
    Cooked 26.56%
    Cabbage 25.18%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.9

    pKa est.
    6.77 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    118.2 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    179°C

    Flash point

    • 56.64 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 3-Mercapto-2-ethylpropanal
    • FTNPNLVUSQKWBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Applications

    3-Mercapto-2-ethylpropanal is primarily used as a fragrance/odorant ingredient and fragrance precursor in the fragrance and flavor industries; it also serves as a useful intermediate in organic synthesis for accessing sulfur-containing derivatives via thiol-ene and related chemistry; in polymer, coatings and inks applications it can function as a building block or crosslinking precursor for sulfur-containing monomers; it is used as an industrial intermediate to enable functionalization of aldehyde/thiol motifs; use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 318.6
    methanol 569.94
    isopropanol 156.87
    water 4.89
    ethyl acetate 144.5
    n-propanol 182.25
    acetone 285.51
    n-butanol 163.88
    acetonitrile 174.85
    DMF 246.79
    toluene 32.55
    isobutanol 112.04
    1,4-dioxane 333.89
    methyl acetate 157.32
    THF 442.68
    2-butanone 170.96
    n-pentanol 134.93
    sec-butanol 103.63
    n-hexane 11.63
    ethylene glycol 103.43
    NMP 360.86
    cyclohexane 19.97
    DMSO 487.16
    n-butyl acetate 208.2
    n-octanol 66.88
    chloroform 359.14
    n-propyl acetate 132.07
    acetic acid 561.45
    dichloromethane 316.46
    cyclohexanone 317.35
    propylene glycol 73.09
    isopropyl acetate 80.05
    DMAc 136.11
    2-ethoxyethanol 183.61
    isopentanol 124.32
    n-heptane 12.19
    ethyl formate 133.69
    1,2-dichloroethane 202.3
    n-hexanol 158.15
    2-methoxyethanol 275.33
    isobutyl acetate 87.1
    tetrachloromethane 72.97
    n-pentyl acetate 112.08
    transcutol 853.04
    n-heptanol 66.75
    ethylbenzene 27.17
    MIBK 86.1
    2-propoxyethanol 235.55
    tert-butanol 154.33
    MTBE 81.84
    2-butoxyethanol 140.37
    propionic acid 219.57
    o-xylene 31.18
    formic acid 267.22
    diethyl ether 97.17
    m-xylene 31.08
    p-xylene 41.82
    chlorobenzene 127.58
    dimethyl carbonate 32.69
    n-octane 5.56
    formamide 264.79
    cyclopentanone 370.55
    2-pentanone 136.68
    anisole 80.09
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 137.92
    gamma-butyrolactone 466.6
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 150.77
    pyridine 225.79
    3-pentanone 80.42
    furfural 423.09
    n-dodecane 5.19
    diethylene glycol 236.15
    diisopropyl ether 30.15
    tert-amyl alcohol 109.66
    acetylacetone 175.95
    n-hexadecane 5.86
    acetophenone 100.0
    methyl propionate 91.44
    isopentyl acetate 163.09
    trichloroethylene 463.52
    n-nonanol 58.84
    cyclohexanol 136.61
    benzyl alcohol 89.8
    2-ethylhexanol 88.49
    isooctanol 57.28
    dipropyl ether 71.47
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 120.29
    ethyl lactate 62.41
    propylene carbonate 218.92
    n-methylformamide 194.83
    2-pentanol 82.15
    n-pentane 9.74
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 166.42
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 154.22
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 145.35
    mesitylene 25.29
    ε-caprolactone 267.55
    p-cymene 35.53
    epichlorohydrin 341.16
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 186.53
    2-aminoethanol 154.75
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 311.77
    sulfolane 496.77
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 7.27
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 297.65
    n-hexyl acetate 136.11
    isooctane 6.49
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 212.67
    sec-butyl acetate 77.47
    tert-butyl acetate 98.03
    decalin 11.19
    glycerin 121.75
    diglyme 345.61
    acrylic acid 229.74
    isopropyl myristate 52.21
    n-butyric acid 239.05
    acetyl acetate 110.71
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 66.93
    ethyl propionate 78.26
    nitromethane 514.5
    1,2-diethoxyethane 202.92
    benzonitrile 145.19
    trioctyl phosphate 47.93
    1-bromopropane 91.83
    gamma-valerolactone 432.82
    n-decanol 43.72
    triethyl phosphate 53.39
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 53.23
    propionitrile 115.65
    vinylene carbonate 207.28
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 289.73
    DMS 102.85
    cumene 26.67
    2-octanol 46.11
    2-hexanone 139.98
    octyl acetate 68.17
    limonene 55.1
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 243.87
    ethyl orthosilicate 50.84
    tributyl phosphate 60.73
    diacetone alcohol 130.38
    N,N-dimethylaniline 53.49
    acrylonitrile 165.93
    aniline 89.97
    1,3-propanediol 190.42
    bromobenzene 102.48
    dibromomethane 206.94
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 294.12
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 106.09
    tetrabutyl urea 73.13
    diisobutyl methanol 52.68
    2-phenylethanol 117.49
    styrene 37.5
    dioctyl adipate 87.61
    dimethyl sulfate 72.15
    ethyl butyrate 112.92
    methyl lactate 65.01
    butyl lactate 98.85
    diethyl carbonate 70.34
    propanediol butyl ether 143.45
    triethyl orthoformate 75.93
    p-tert-butyltoluene 32.43
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 97.48
    morpholine 313.3
    tert-butylamine 91.46
    n-dodecanol 34.13
    dimethoxymethane 109.84
    ethylene carbonate 153.18
    cyrene 138.37
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 159.18
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 122.9
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 157.24
    4-methylpyridine 178.83
    dibutyl ether 76.4
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 52.68
    DEF 127.5
    dimethyl isosorbide 242.5
    tetrachloroethylene 249.8
    eugenol 120.06
    triacetin 141.6
    span 80 149.83
    1,4-butanediol 92.69
    1,1-dichloroethane 171.94
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 105.73
    methyl formate 147.28
    2-methyl-1-butanol 105.36
    n-decane 8.43
    butyronitrile 131.53
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 71.31
    1-chlorooctane 40.38
    1-chlorotetradecane 16.21
    n-nonane 7.9
    undecane 6.38
    tert-butylcyclohexane 11.83
    cyclooctane 5.5
    cyclopentanol 171.34
    tetrahydropyran 251.45
    tert-amyl methyl ether 58.43
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 240.93
    1-hexene 46.71
    2-isopropoxyethanol 125.01
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 159.21
    methyl butyrate 124.24

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Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
No restriction
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
No restriction
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
No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
No restriction