4,4,5-triethyltrithiane

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H18S3

    SMILES
    CCC1CSSSC1(CC)CC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 68.52%
    Sulfurous 65.0%
    Onion 54.94%
    Alliaceous 48.69%
    Meaty 46.4%
    Vegetable 44.07%
    Roasted 41.7%
    Savory 39.64%
    Garlic 35.34%
    Tropical 34.27%

     

    Flavor
    Green 53.71%
    Sulfurous 45.46%
    Tropical 32.6%
    Herbal 26.62%
    Vegetable 24.26%
    Onion 23.9%
    Metallic 23.21%
    Sulfury 23.18%
    Meaty 23.01%
    Blackberry 22.74%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.9

    pKa est.
    5.28 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    222.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    302°C

    Flash point

    • 130.71 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    4,4,5-triethyltrithiane is primarily used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, notably as a thioacetal protecting group for carbonyl compounds to prevent premature reactions in subsequent steps, with deprotection enabling the introduction of an aldehyde or ketone when required; it is also considered a precursor to sulfur-containing compounds in pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and specialty chemical applications, and can serve as a building block for sulfur-containing heterocycles and organosulfur derivatives; in addition, it may be a precursor for polymers or specialty materials and can function as a component in the synthesis of industrial formulations to introduce C–S bonds in coatings, plastics, and other engineered products.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 252.82
    methanol 221.09
    isopropanol 200.29
    water 0.4
    ethyl acetate 960.98
    n-propanol 245.69
    acetone 1373.64
    n-butanol 230.93
    acetonitrile 625.74
    DMF 1686.75
    toluene 922.39
    isobutanol 184.62
    1,4-dioxane 1857.33
    methyl acetate 884.42
    THF 3034.15
    2-butanone 963.3
    n-pentanol 131.39
    sec-butanol 166.38
    n-hexane 28.82
    ethylene glycol 54.69
    NMP 1942.59
    cyclohexane 167.25
    DMSO 1221.58
    n-butyl acetate 903.72
    n-octanol 167.6
    chloroform 1917.55
    n-propyl acetate 552.28
    acetic acid 362.54
    dichloromethane 1892.28
    cyclohexanone 2300.77
    propylene glycol 67.25
    isopropyl acetate 674.08
    DMAc 949.1
    2-ethoxyethanol 307.52
    isopentanol 203.93
    n-heptane 66.1
    ethyl formate 606.27
    1,2-dichloroethane 1392.83
    n-hexanol 258.78
    2-methoxyethanol 568.67
    isobutyl acetate 396.39
    tetrachloromethane 536.36
    n-pentyl acetate 603.77
    transcutol 905.28
    n-heptanol 183.03
    ethylbenzene 267.32
    MIBK 584.51
    2-propoxyethanol 560.73
    tert-butanol 287.44
    MTBE 508.26
    2-butoxyethanol 364.49
    propionic acid 321.96
    o-xylene 440.16
    formic acid 79.78
    diethyl ether 599.74
    m-xylene 533.47
    p-xylene 348.89
    chlorobenzene 1194.76
    dimethyl carbonate 490.21
    n-octane 31.89
    formamide 187.84
    cyclopentanone 2875.99
    2-pentanone 923.28
    anisole 649.98
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1227.68
    gamma-butyrolactone 2781.59
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 444.1
    pyridine 1714.01
    3-pentanone 737.97
    furfural 2231.15
    n-dodecane 26.63
    diethylene glycol 362.32
    diisopropyl ether 243.44
    tert-amyl alcohol 211.71
    acetylacetone 1342.97
    n-hexadecane 33.37
    acetophenone 610.54
    methyl propionate 762.44
    isopentyl acetate 784.68
    trichloroethylene 2675.78
    n-nonanol 154.93
    cyclohexanol 424.69
    benzyl alcohol 363.96
    2-ethylhexanol 221.18
    isooctanol 164.55
    dipropyl ether 446.41
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1071.62
    ethyl lactate 196.95
    propylene carbonate 1322.97
    n-methylformamide 644.06
    2-pentanol 156.9
    n-pentane 42.63
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 452.48
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 932.13
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 320.72
    mesitylene 376.57
    ε-caprolactone 1567.42
    p-cymene 270.22
    epichlorohydrin 2353.4
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1718.12
    2-aminoethanol 102.77
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1794.63
    sulfolane 2892.22
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 35.48
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1687.24
    n-hexyl acetate 621.69
    isooctane 37.44
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 413.19
    sec-butyl acetate 377.79
    tert-butyl acetate 828.84
    decalin 71.19
    glycerin 126.66
    diglyme 1062.19
    acrylic acid 310.02
    isopropyl myristate 277.57
    n-butyric acid 568.96
    acetyl acetate 790.15
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 245.68
    ethyl propionate 480.9
    nitromethane 1177.8
    1,2-diethoxyethane 637.64
    benzonitrile 809.38
    trioctyl phosphate 176.05
    1-bromopropane 618.43
    gamma-valerolactone 3105.45
    n-decanol 117.76
    triethyl phosphate 302.54
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 130.25
    propionitrile 528.59
    vinylene carbonate 1357.19
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 972.31
    DMS 637.05
    cumene 176.77
    2-octanol 137.68
    2-hexanone 491.47
    octyl acetate 320.51
    limonene 405.52
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 859.5
    ethyl orthosilicate 280.57
    tributyl phosphate 222.68
    diacetone alcohol 552.58
    N,N-dimethylaniline 370.9
    acrylonitrile 727.14
    aniline 618.41
    1,3-propanediol 206.63
    bromobenzene 1480.17
    dibromomethane 1183.21
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1647.9
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 495.05
    tetrabutyl urea 302.74
    diisobutyl methanol 186.46
    2-phenylethanol 471.84
    styrene 401.32
    dioctyl adipate 372.53
    dimethyl sulfate 802.68
    ethyl butyrate 614.29
    methyl lactate 296.1
    butyl lactate 314.54
    diethyl carbonate 414.91
    propanediol butyl ether 250.37
    triethyl orthoformate 437.92
    p-tert-butyltoluene 286.87
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 574.29
    morpholine 1471.32
    tert-butylamine 175.16
    n-dodecanol 93.21
    dimethoxymethane 1109.87
    ethylene carbonate 1149.37
    cyrene 470.97
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 814.36
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 679.69
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1137.58
    4-methylpyridine 1597.81
    dibutyl ether 336.22
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 186.46
    DEF 934.0
    dimethyl isosorbide 965.31
    tetrachloroethylene 1146.97
    eugenol 468.78
    triacetin 599.99
    span 80 329.51
    1,4-butanediol 81.5
    1,1-dichloroethane 1216.96
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 127.43
    methyl formate 693.38
    2-methyl-1-butanol 177.48
    n-decane 45.38
    butyronitrile 572.2
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 180.7
    1-chlorooctane 210.82
    1-chlorotetradecane 88.6
    n-nonane 42.86
    undecane 33.64
    tert-butylcyclohexane 64.07
    cyclooctane 66.84
    cyclopentanol 493.96
    tetrahydropyran 1521.15
    tert-amyl methyl ether 377.17
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 642.78
    1-hexene 111.07
    2-isopropoxyethanol 238.89
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 226.38
    methyl butyrate 632.74

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