4-Methylthiazole-5-carboxaldehyde

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C5H5NOS

    SMILES
    CC1=C(SC=N1)C=O

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Nutty 77.07%
    Roasted 61.29%
    Meaty 52.76%
    Sulfurous 42.3%
    Popcorn 41.91%
    Burnt 38.73%
    Coffee 37.49%
    Beefy 35.16%
    Vegetable 33.13%
    Cocoa 33.03%

     

    Flavor
    Nutty 65.48%
    Popcorn 45.18%
    Sulfur 41.85%
    Roast 38.81%
    Roasted 38.46%
    Cocoa 37.93%
    Chocolate 37.49%
    Coffee 36.7%
    Musty 33.7%
    Corn 33.48%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.1

    pKa est.
    4.38 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    127.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    255°C

    Flash point

    • 79.34 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 82294-70-0
  • Applications

    4-Methylthiazole-5-carboxaldehyde is commonly used as an intermediate and fragrance/odorant component in fragrance and flavor chemistry, serving as a versatile building block for heterocyclic odorants and contributing to roasted coffee-like notes in perfumery and flavor formulations. In cosmetics and personal care, it may function as a fragrance ingredient or intermediate for scent design. In the pharmaceutical and fine-chemical sectors, it is used as a synthetic intermediate for heterocyclic compounds and related active scaffolds. In industrial manufacturing, it can act as a reactive aldehyde building block for the synthesis of specialty chemicals and polymer-related intermediates, with use governed by local regulations and formulation constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 35.79
    methanol 56.17
    isopropanol 30.87
    water 9.92
    ethyl acetate 37.36
    n-propanol 32.56
    acetone 81.34
    n-butanol 28.95
    acetonitrile 55.15
    DMF 280.02
    toluene 14.73
    isobutanol 25.84
    1,4-dioxane 106.25
    methyl acetate 63.08
    THF 109.57
    2-butanone 72.67
    n-pentanol 23.51
    sec-butanol 30.57
    n-hexane 1.15
    ethylene glycol 36.06
    NMP 247.04
    cyclohexane 2.46
    DMSO 216.34
    n-butyl acetate 25.06
    n-octanol 14.3
    chloroform 96.98
    n-propyl acetate 25.83
    acetic acid 55.05
    dichloromethane 79.77
    cyclohexanone 94.56
    propylene glycol 31.66
    isopropyl acetate 23.46
    DMAc 239.2
    2-ethoxyethanol 66.42
    isopentanol 25.62
    n-heptane 2.47
    ethyl formate 36.43
    1,2-dichloroethane 53.81
    n-hexanol 22.92
    2-methoxyethanol 117.07
    isobutyl acetate 18.32
    tetrachloromethane 20.26
    n-pentyl acetate 22.07
    transcutol 156.83
    n-heptanol 16.05
    ethylbenzene 9.75
    MIBK 31.63
    2-propoxyethanol 59.64
    tert-butanol 42.64
    MTBE 21.81
    2-butoxyethanol 41.23
    propionic acid 47.77
    o-xylene 17.71
    formic acid 62.81
    diethyl ether 22.1
    m-xylene 13.82
    p-xylene 19.06
    chlorobenzene 34.8
    dimethyl carbonate 38.39
    n-octane 1.2
    formamide 130.13
    cyclopentanone 128.83
    2-pentanone 45.83
    anisole 41.81
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 45.58
    gamma-butyrolactone 129.73
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 87.35
    pyridine 79.53
    3-pentanone 45.42
    furfural 151.76
    n-dodecane 1.36
    diethylene glycol 73.63
    diisopropyl ether 8.05
    tert-amyl alcohol 37.0
    acetylacetone 66.91
    n-hexadecane 1.55
    acetophenone 52.11
    methyl propionate 49.11
    isopentyl acetate 25.59
    trichloroethylene 129.16
    n-nonanol 14.51
    cyclohexanol 33.61
    benzyl alcohol 37.51
    2-ethylhexanol 17.83
    isooctanol 14.57
    dipropyl ether 16.21
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 42.93
    ethyl lactate 27.53
    propylene carbonate 65.81
    n-methylformamide 117.3
    2-pentanol 21.5
    n-pentane 1.42
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 44.22
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 43.31
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 55.0
    mesitylene 10.52
    ε-caprolactone 70.9
    p-cymene 11.04
    epichlorohydrin 115.36
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 61.98
    2-aminoethanol 50.17
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 194.91
    sulfolane 200.48
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1.78
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 68.42
    n-hexyl acetate 29.09
    isooctane 1.31
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 62.64
    sec-butyl acetate 19.01
    tert-butyl acetate 31.54
    decalin 2.78
    glycerin 68.08
    diglyme 118.96
    acrylic acid 57.94
    isopropyl myristate 15.2
    n-butyric acid 41.93
    acetyl acetate 30.78
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 20.08
    ethyl propionate 26.34
    nitromethane 169.56
    1,2-diethoxyethane 36.91
    benzonitrile 42.42
    trioctyl phosphate 14.45
    1-bromopropane 20.33
    gamma-valerolactone 159.32
    n-decanol 11.83
    triethyl phosphate 22.27
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 14.77
    propionitrile 39.75
    vinylene carbonate 70.2
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 138.51
    DMS 38.31
    cumene 10.31
    2-octanol 11.74
    2-hexanone 35.2
    octyl acetate 20.02
    limonene 15.86
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 94.39
    ethyl orthosilicate 19.93
    tributyl phosphate 17.48
    diacetone alcohol 59.35
    N,N-dimethylaniline 37.44
    acrylonitrile 65.07
    aniline 37.87
    1,3-propanediol 56.51
    bromobenzene 28.85
    dibromomethane 41.24
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 102.82
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 29.1
    tetrabutyl urea 27.18
    diisobutyl methanol 12.37
    2-phenylethanol 34.66
    styrene 12.4
    dioctyl adipate 25.06
    dimethyl sulfate 94.63
    ethyl butyrate 24.69
    methyl lactate 49.43
    butyl lactate 26.78
    diethyl carbonate 21.53
    propanediol butyl ether 40.34
    triethyl orthoformate 22.78
    p-tert-butyltoluene 11.05
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 44.91
    morpholine 105.27
    tert-butylamine 21.13
    n-dodecanol 9.81
    dimethoxymethane 90.37
    ethylene carbonate 49.63
    cyrene 74.18
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 35.4
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 21.55
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 59.19
    4-methylpyridine 69.67
    dibutyl ether 14.68
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 12.37
    DEF 73.91
    dimethyl isosorbide 91.19
    tetrachloroethylene 74.99
    eugenol 50.53
    triacetin 41.08
    span 80 41.3
    1,4-butanediol 28.06
    1,1-dichloroethane 49.84
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 23.12
    methyl formate 83.02
    2-methyl-1-butanol 25.67
    n-decane 1.86
    butyronitrile 29.23
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 15.98
    1-chlorooctane 8.71
    1-chlorotetradecane 4.61
    n-nonane 1.56
    undecane 1.56
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2.53
    cyclooctane 1.03
    cyclopentanol 47.15
    tetrahydropyran 53.7
    tert-amyl methyl ether 22.56
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 97.2
    1-hexene 5.57
    2-isopropoxyethanol 44.58
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 62.12
    methyl butyrate 35.64

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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