Methyl i-butyl disulfide

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C5H12S2

    SMILES
    CC(C)CSSC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sulfurous 89.75%
    Onion 77.89%
    Alliaceous 76.13%
    Green 75.29%
    Vegetable 73.02%
    Garlic 69.31%
    Meaty 61.87%
    Savory 61.2%
    Cooked 47.06%
    Roasted 41.8%

     

    Flavor
    Onion 64.63%
    Sulfurous 64.53%
    Garlic 47.39%
    Sulfury 39.27%
    Meaty 38.77%
    Alliaceous 37.8%
    Green 35.78%
    Cabbage 32.33%
    Cooked 30.26%
    Metallic 25.85%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.2

    pKa est.
    4.97 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    136.3 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    170°C

    Flash point

    • 42.18 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Methyl i-butyl disulfide
    • Methyl isobutyl disulphide
    • Methyl 2-methylpropyl disulfide
    • 2-Methyl-4,5-dithiahexane
    • methylisobutyldisulphide
    • Isobutyl methyl disulfide
    • Disulfide, isobutyl methyl
    • SCHEMBL575872
    • Disulfide, methyl 2-methylpropyl
    • JQMZTHKFYCOSKU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Applications

    Methyl i-butyl disulfide is commonly used as a sulfur-containing fragrance ingredient in perfumery, and may also function as a fragrance fixative in cosmetic formulations. It can be incorporated into household products and cleaning agents to impart a characteristic odor; it may serve as an intermediate in industrial chemical synthesis; and it can be encountered as a precursor for sulfur-containing compounds used in polymers/plastics or coatings/inks, depending on process conditions and formulation constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 233.03
    methanol 162.99
    isopropanol 288.75
    water 0.2
    ethyl acetate 553.57
    n-propanol 283.08
    acetone 887.62
    n-butanol 351.94
    acetonitrile 325.57
    DMF 633.28
    toluene 694.4
    isobutanol 299.09
    1,4-dioxane 909.44
    methyl acetate 501.5
    THF 1849.37
    2-butanone 762.23
    n-pentanol 236.64
    sec-butanol 331.11
    n-hexane 295.66
    ethylene glycol 50.48
    NMP 928.34
    cyclohexane 661.9
    DMSO 671.18
    n-butyl acetate 923.64
    n-octanol 365.81
    chloroform 1384.85
    n-propyl acetate 387.07
    acetic acid 229.59
    dichloromethane 981.0
    cyclohexanone 1539.42
    propylene glycol 114.85
    isopropyl acetate 461.15
    DMAc 540.47
    2-ethoxyethanol 248.75
    isopentanol 326.68
    n-heptane 571.45
    ethyl formate 267.82
    1,2-dichloroethane 683.99
    n-hexanol 640.12
    2-methoxyethanol 361.96
    isobutyl acetate 342.18
    tetrachloromethane 431.79
    n-pentyl acetate 457.4
    transcutol 847.02
    n-heptanol 326.11
    ethylbenzene 320.14
    MIBK 529.33
    2-propoxyethanol 658.88
    tert-butanol 486.39
    MTBE 643.26
    2-butoxyethanol 372.81
    propionic acid 279.21
    o-xylene 444.66
    formic acid 32.62
    diethyl ether 604.64
    m-xylene 524.67
    p-xylene 398.72
    chlorobenzene 718.6
    dimethyl carbonate 195.15
    n-octane 175.09
    formamide 48.35
    cyclopentanone 1680.59
    2-pentanone 762.51
    anisole 460.89
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1156.57
    gamma-butyrolactone 1211.37
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 418.56
    pyridine 787.51
    3-pentanone 632.4
    furfural 853.38
    n-dodecane 108.2
    diethylene glycol 304.13
    diisopropyl ether 349.86
    tert-amyl alcohol 435.49
    acetylacetone 754.71
    n-hexadecane 127.04
    acetophenone 448.05
    methyl propionate 448.94
    isopentyl acetate 807.95
    trichloroethylene 1236.29
    n-nonanol 323.42
    cyclohexanol 677.8
    benzyl alcohol 302.39
    2-ethylhexanol 572.66
    isooctanol 277.68
    dipropyl ether 895.09
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 631.79
    ethyl lactate 195.68
    propylene carbonate 723.95
    n-methylformamide 204.94
    2-pentanol 336.87
    n-pentane 265.12
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 734.49
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 725.86
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 358.69
    mesitylene 412.65
    ε-caprolactone 973.29
    p-cymene 398.11
    epichlorohydrin 979.67
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1050.95
    2-aminoethanol 99.78
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 776.45
    sulfolane 1566.85
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 141.59
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1352.34
    n-hexyl acetate 662.43
    isooctane 140.44
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 466.99
    sec-butyl acetate 332.28
    tert-butyl acetate 642.37
    decalin 242.11
    glycerin 135.61
    diglyme 831.0
    acrylic acid 217.16
    isopropyl myristate 349.24
    n-butyric acid 495.17
    acetyl acetate 393.35
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 232.45
    ethyl propionate 361.91
    nitromethane 403.55
    1,2-diethoxyethane 610.23
    benzonitrile 515.95
    trioctyl phosphate 212.75
    1-bromopropane 672.19
    gamma-valerolactone 1299.88
    n-decanol 247.75
    triethyl phosphate 283.48
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 237.52
    propionitrile 390.87
    vinylene carbonate 535.69
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 609.78
    DMS 366.74
    cumene 239.7
    2-octanol 284.8
    2-hexanone 506.49
    octyl acetate 390.15
    limonene 746.1
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 582.64
    ethyl orthosilicate 289.13
    tributyl phosphate 249.55
    diacetone alcohol 575.44
    N,N-dimethylaniline 339.27
    acrylonitrile 363.71
    aniline 477.89
    1,3-propanediol 174.22
    bromobenzene 855.47
    dibromomethane 869.11
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1121.38
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 559.73
    tetrabutyl urea 330.34
    diisobutyl methanol 392.96
    2-phenylethanol 460.53
    styrene 387.26
    dioctyl adipate 382.74
    dimethyl sulfate 335.8
    ethyl butyrate 599.3
    methyl lactate 227.5
    butyl lactate 339.46
    diethyl carbonate 359.36
    propanediol butyl ether 352.36
    triethyl orthoformate 444.02
    p-tert-butyltoluene 426.34
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 453.26
    morpholine 869.42
    tert-butylamine 369.28
    n-dodecanol 204.37
    dimethoxymethane 446.79
    ethylene carbonate 477.24
    cyrene 378.72
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 451.07
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 723.96
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 728.29
    4-methylpyridine 866.44
    dibutyl ether 618.07
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 392.96
    DEF 585.52
    dimethyl isosorbide 770.37
    tetrachloroethylene 719.51
    eugenol 365.19
    triacetin 463.16
    span 80 455.93
    1,4-butanediol 88.1
    1,1-dichloroethane 853.77
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 242.16
    methyl formate 203.67
    2-methyl-1-butanol 317.85
    n-decane 183.16
    butyronitrile 470.1
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 387.39
    1-chlorooctane 436.23
    1-chlorotetradecane 196.12
    n-nonane 212.42
    undecane 134.0
    tert-butylcyclohexane 220.36
    cyclooctane 328.62
    cyclopentanol 626.78
    tetrahydropyran 1297.62
    tert-amyl methyl ether 560.04
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 559.76
    1-hexene 475.44
    2-isopropoxyethanol 251.33
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 86.37
    methyl butyrate 449.23

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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