Mercaptoheptanol
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C7H16OSSMILES
CCCCCCC(O)S
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Odor profile
Fragrance Fruity 70.64% Green 58.97% Tropical 55.25% Grapefruit 53.42% Sulfurous 52.14% Citrus 50.09% Herbal 41.87% Vegetable 37.88% Fatty 36.83% Meaty 34.73% Flavor Sulfurous 43.41% Fatty 40.44% Sulfury 34.2% Green 34.02% Meaty 30.26% Mild 28.64% Vegetable 28.05% Fishy 26.52% Onion 25.58% Burnt 25.56% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
2.9pKa est.
8.52 (weak base)Molecular weight
148.27 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
SlowBoiling point est.
222°CFlash point
- 87.17 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- mercaptoheptanol
- SCHEMBL3148427
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Applications
Mercaptoheptanol is used as a bifunctional building block in materials chemistry, providing both a thiol and a hydroxyl group to enable functionalization and integration into functional polymers and coatings; it can act as a reactive crosslinker or chain-transfer agent in radical polymerizations, helping tailor resin properties for coatings and adhesives; the thiol group enables surface modification of metals and other substrates, supporting the formation of self-assembled monolayers and surface grafting for electronics, sensors, or adhesion-promoting interfaces; it serves as an intermediate in the synthesis of specialty chemicals, including thiolated derivatives and fragrance-related compounds; and as a dual-functionality reagent it is commonly evaluated in research and development for surface chemistry and polymer science, with usage subject to local regulations and formulation limits.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 3835.07 methanol 4499.83 isopropanol 2911.96 water 3.06 ethyl acetate 921.5 n-propanol 2804.54 acetone 3542.36 n-butanol 2593.31 acetonitrile 840.22 DMF 2195.48 toluene 233.86 isobutanol 1762.64 1,4-dioxane 1752.77 methyl acetate 764.39 THF 4003.71 2-butanone 1626.2 n-pentanol 1415.56 sec-butanol 1883.81 n-hexane 267.63 ethylene glycol 699.88 NMP 1231.74 cyclohexane 258.45 DMSO 3610.9 n-butyl acetate 1073.81 n-octanol 441.4 chloroform 1067.2 n-propyl acetate 820.58 acetic acid 1793.15 dichloromethane 711.83 cyclohexanone 1945.19 propylene glycol 1016.25 isopropyl acetate 612.41 DMAc 852.44 2-ethoxyethanol 1335.14 isopentanol 1722.55 n-heptane 150.15 ethyl formate 599.94 1,2-dichloroethane 733.86 n-hexanol 1470.44 2-methoxyethanol 2744.84 isobutyl acetate 507.06 tetrachloromethane 327.94 n-pentyl acetate 500.2 transcutol 2688.77 n-heptanol 504.13 ethylbenzene 126.1 MIBK 705.64 2-propoxyethanol 1664.67 tert-butanol 2763.88 MTBE 1502.19 2-butoxyethanol 814.04 propionic acid 1196.14 o-xylene 150.32 formic acid 613.06 diethyl ether 1378.84 m-xylene 188.88 p-xylene 192.78 chlorobenzene 331.26 dimethyl carbonate 180.4 n-octane 41.46 formamide 749.49 cyclopentanone 2338.38 2-pentanone 1515.04 anisole 323.99 cyclopentyl methyl ether 1355.16 gamma-butyrolactone 1634.91 1-methoxy-2-propanol 1817.57 pyridine 971.82 3-pentanone 717.27 furfural 1130.5 n-dodecane 22.6 diethylene glycol 1105.51 diisopropyl ether 347.47 tert-amyl alcohol 1605.75 acetylacetone 990.5 n-hexadecane 25.65 acetophenone 318.96 methyl propionate 594.81 isopentyl acetate 792.16 trichloroethylene 1238.01 n-nonanol 340.51 cyclohexanol 1455.95 benzyl alcohol 371.83 2-ethylhexanol 644.97 isooctanol 368.54 dipropyl ether 771.56 1,2-dichlorobenzene 284.67 ethyl lactate 273.08 propylene carbonate 744.0 n-methylformamide 1193.26 2-pentanol 1347.48 n-pentane 189.82 1-propoxy-2-propanol 1225.05 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 635.11 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 480.72 mesitylene 134.07 ε-caprolactone 1142.95 p-cymene 127.03 epichlorohydrin 1331.88 1,1,1-trichloroethane 732.81 2-aminoethanol 1422.4 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1148.39 sulfolane 1913.24 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 78.0 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2345.42 n-hexyl acetate 644.68 isooctane 68.6 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 789.15 sec-butyl acetate 429.13 tert-butyl acetate 728.09 decalin 75.6 glycerin 1066.12 diglyme 1322.05 acrylic acid 866.26 isopropyl myristate 190.06 n-butyric acid 1810.65 acetyl acetate 417.99 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 181.51 ethyl propionate 438.48 nitromethane 1592.23 1,2-diethoxyethane 900.35 benzonitrile 437.35 trioctyl phosphate 166.7 1-bromopropane 559.46 gamma-valerolactone 1940.98 n-decanol 227.6 triethyl phosphate 191.54 4-methyl-2-pentanol 577.66 propionitrile 854.15 vinylene carbonate 563.52 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1119.06 DMS 301.19 cumene 104.59 2-octanol 325.95 2-hexanone 1165.26 octyl acetate 247.32 limonene 270.77 1,2-dimethoxyethane 1851.07 ethyl orthosilicate 212.3 tributyl phosphate 211.59 diacetone alcohol 937.08 N,N-dimethylaniline 210.81 acrylonitrile 784.83 aniline 504.19 1,3-propanediol 1973.83 bromobenzene 269.57 dibromomethane 635.31 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1108.09 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 362.9 tetrabutyl urea 257.08 diisobutyl methanol 336.65 2-phenylethanol 434.66 styrene 177.84 dioctyl adipate 274.33 dimethyl sulfate 331.05 ethyl butyrate 525.26 methyl lactate 354.93 butyl lactate 438.64 diethyl carbonate 265.98 propanediol butyl ether 845.22 triethyl orthoformate 380.45 p-tert-butyltoluene 135.6 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 318.82 morpholine 2366.41 tert-butylamine 1613.69 n-dodecanol 161.04 dimethoxymethane 1049.0 ethylene carbonate 534.03 cyrene 408.12 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 530.35 2-ethylhexyl acetate 585.33 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 343.46 4-methylpyridine 826.17 dibutyl ether 506.06 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 336.65 DEF 971.41 dimethyl isosorbide 639.07 tetrachloroethylene 918.47 eugenol 340.93 triacetin 445.67 span 80 547.66 1,4-butanediol 691.96 1,1-dichloroethane 831.31 2-methyl-1-pentanol 887.71 methyl formate 672.15 2-methyl-1-butanol 1438.28 n-decane 47.05 butyronitrile 1196.38 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 396.07 1-chlorooctane 208.97 1-chlorotetradecane 61.25 n-nonane 51.66 undecane 30.79 tert-butylcyclohexane 82.43 cyclooctane 67.56 cyclopentanol 1807.72 tetrahydropyran 2480.23 tert-amyl methyl ether 791.61 2,5,8-trioxanonane 762.3 1-hexene 766.87 2-isopropoxyethanol 840.09 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 423.5 methyl butyrate 743.81 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |