Methylsulfanyl 2-acetyloxypropanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C6H10O4S

    SMILES
    CC(C(=O)OSC)OC(=O)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 90.96%
    Sulfurous 75.98%
    Tropical 74.95%
    Cheesy 40.55%
    Meaty 37.81%
    Pineapple 33.37%
    Green 33.31%
    Roasted 32.67%
    Savory 30.2%
    Onion 28.56%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 78.59%
    Creamy 38.57%
    Fatty 30.91%
    Buttery 29.62%
    Tropical 27.83%
    Grape 25.18%
    Butter 24.79%
    Nutty 23.39%
    Berry 23.25%
    Mild 23.14%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.9

    pKa est.
    7.55 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    178.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    231°C

    Flash point

    • 77.31 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL18339295
    • GTYUTXKNEIRQQE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Applications

    Methylsulfanyl 2-acetyloxypropanoate is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, providing a sulfur-containing ester scaffold for subsequent transformations in pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and materials contexts. In fragrance and odorant development, it may be evaluated as an aroma-chemical building block or fixative due to its sulfur-containing moiety. For polymers and coatings, it can serve as a precursor in specialty-chemical formulations, acting as a functionalized ester intermediate in resin and plastic formulations. In cosmetics/personal care and related consumer products, it may be encountered as a minor ingredient or processing aid, subject to formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 182.86
    methanol 358.84
    isopropanol 118.03
    water 26.17
    ethyl acetate 203.93
    n-propanol 126.47
    acetone 437.75
    n-butanol 101.95
    acetonitrile 429.01
    DMF 1141.21
    toluene 126.33
    isobutanol 85.31
    1,4-dioxane 440.63
    methyl acetate 286.98
    THF 382.99
    2-butanone 263.14
    n-pentanol 88.94
    sec-butanol 115.09
    n-hexane 28.78
    ethylene glycol 121.73
    NMP 983.06
    cyclohexane 35.09
    DMSO 1235.55
    n-butyl acetate 100.25
    n-octanol 41.92
    chloroform 393.43
    n-propyl acetate 119.99
    acetic acid 422.2
    dichloromethane 530.98
    cyclohexanone 324.06
    propylene glycol 73.1
    isopropyl acetate 108.88
    DMAc 1071.37
    2-ethoxyethanol 298.65
    isopentanol 86.69
    n-heptane 10.57
    ethyl formate 238.74
    1,2-dichloroethane 411.56
    n-hexanol 55.54
    2-methoxyethanol 526.46
    isobutyl acetate 61.3
    tetrachloromethane 65.35
    n-pentyl acetate 59.75
    transcutol 430.84
    n-heptanol 27.49
    ethylbenzene 87.61
    MIBK 97.28
    2-propoxyethanol 178.02
    tert-butanol 151.12
    MTBE 157.86
    2-butoxyethanol 84.64
    propionic acid 180.04
    o-xylene 110.39
    formic acid 404.98
    diethyl ether 182.92
    m-xylene 84.39
    p-xylene 112.36
    chlorobenzene 200.36
    dimethyl carbonate 150.4
    n-octane 5.45
    formamide 542.63
    cyclopentanone 389.2
    2-pentanone 171.1
    anisole 241.16
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 189.36
    gamma-butyrolactone 524.72
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 259.28
    pyridine 387.99
    3-pentanone 180.77
    furfural 733.55
    n-dodecane 5.63
    diethylene glycol 226.59
    diisopropyl ether 48.02
    tert-amyl alcohol 143.34
    acetylacetone 301.38
    n-hexadecane 6.43
    acetophenone 242.79
    methyl propionate 206.68
    isopentyl acetate 84.3
    trichloroethylene 653.77
    n-nonanol 38.01
    cyclohexanol 120.04
    benzyl alcohol 162.99
    2-ethylhexanol 42.55
    isooctanol 25.09
    dipropyl ether 59.24
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 207.24
    ethyl lactate 87.9
    propylene carbonate 257.11
    n-methylformamide 519.77
    2-pentanol 68.96
    n-pentane 22.19
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 100.88
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 122.47
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 134.65
    mesitylene 56.43
    ε-caprolactone 294.13
    p-cymene 37.33
    epichlorohydrin 545.41
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 216.94
    2-aminoethanol 144.74
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 856.61
    sulfolane 721.03
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 14.86
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 286.96
    n-hexyl acetate 91.37
    isooctane 6.91
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 151.66
    sec-butyl acetate 78.45
    tert-butyl acetate 117.41
    decalin 25.18
    glycerin 184.11
    diglyme 335.64
    acrylic acid 224.63
    isopropyl myristate 41.75
    n-butyric acid 170.42
    acetyl acetate 170.94
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 57.78
    ethyl propionate 137.03
    nitromethane 1065.4
    1,2-diethoxyethane 128.0
    benzonitrile 217.63
    trioctyl phosphate 33.65
    1-bromopropane 161.12
    gamma-valerolactone 638.6
    n-decanol 28.88
    triethyl phosphate 73.86
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 42.95
    propionitrile 194.3
    vinylene carbonate 286.91
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 454.4
    DMS 137.04
    cumene 57.91
    2-octanol 23.59
    2-hexanone 122.84
    octyl acetate 51.96
    limonene 51.87
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 611.9
    ethyl orthosilicate 67.31
    tributyl phosphate 50.83
    diacetone alcohol 142.48
    N,N-dimethylaniline 190.35
    acrylonitrile 327.41
    aniline 174.57
    1,3-propanediol 181.27
    bromobenzene 195.8
    dibromomethane 303.76
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 482.15
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 83.7
    tetrabutyl urea 80.05
    diisobutyl methanol 29.03
    2-phenylethanol 93.96
    styrene 116.38
    dioctyl adipate 76.48
    dimethyl sulfate 373.54
    ethyl butyrate 92.35
    methyl lactate 137.07
    butyl lactate 58.79
    diethyl carbonate 80.43
    propanediol butyl ether 91.05
    triethyl orthoformate 73.4
    p-tert-butyltoluene 36.59
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 119.23
    morpholine 447.32
    tert-butylamine 96.5
    n-dodecanol 23.06
    dimethoxymethane 446.58
    ethylene carbonate 210.07
    cyrene 181.43
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 104.7
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 73.58
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 254.51
    4-methylpyridine 427.16
    dibutyl ether 56.6
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 29.03
    DEF 364.12
    dimethyl isosorbide 231.97
    tetrachloroethylene 342.74
    eugenol 127.13
    triacetin 124.62
    span 80 86.3
    1,4-butanediol 86.09
    1,1-dichloroethane 247.17
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 86.18
    methyl formate 449.45
    2-methyl-1-butanol 93.73
    n-decane 8.4
    butyronitrile 154.88
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 44.09
    1-chlorooctane 32.18
    1-chlorotetradecane 16.02
    n-nonane 8.12
    undecane 6.6
    tert-butylcyclohexane 18.8
    cyclooctane 12.85
    cyclopentanol 134.72
    tetrahydropyran 238.41
    tert-amyl methyl ether 150.31
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 248.46
    1-hexene 68.6
    2-isopropoxyethanol 156.22
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 214.33
    methyl butyrate 182.91

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Recommendation
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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