O-butyl 2-methylpropanethioate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C8H16OS

    SMILES
    CCCCOC(=S)C(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 92.35%
    Tropical 74.47%
    Sulfurous 74.33%
    Cheesy 65.14%
    Ripe 42.71%
    Pineapple 34.88%
    Vegetable 31.77%
    Dairy 30.13%
    Grape 30.03%
    Fermented 29.39%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 85.64%
    Green 58.29%
    Tropical 52.27%
    Sweet 51.88%
    Pineapple 49.75%
    Apple 46.87%
    Berry 40.22%
    Ripe 33.76%
    Pear 28.72%
    Banana 28.19%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.0

    pKa est.
    10.57 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    160.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    200°C

    Flash point

    • 49.23 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    O-butyl 2-methylpropanethioate can be used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, enabling acyl-transfer steps to access sulfur-containing esters; it may function as a solvent or processing aid in coatings, inks, and adhesives; it is occasionally evaluated as a fragrance or odor-active component in perfumery and personal care formulations; it can serve as a reactive intermediate in polymer and plastics chemistry; and it is encountered as a specialty reagent in pharmaceutical and agrochemical research, subject to applicable regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1101.55
    methanol 1061.63
    isopropanol 1064.74
    water 0.84
    ethyl acetate 1304.31
    n-propanol 992.55
    acetone 2014.42
    n-butanol 1165.8
    acetonitrile 1786.34
    DMF 1360.17
    toluene 1226.63
    isobutanol 915.74
    1,4-dioxane 2498.64
    methyl acetate 1312.5
    THF 2785.16
    2-butanone 1740.29
    n-pentanol 995.16
    sec-butanol 1164.48
    n-hexane 542.91
    ethylene glycol 118.22
    NMP 1663.93
    cyclohexane 1150.17
    DMSO 1470.81
    n-butyl acetate 2182.17
    n-octanol 814.76
    chloroform 6228.7
    n-propyl acetate 1356.57
    acetic acid 1502.19
    dichloromethane 4338.57
    cyclohexanone 2927.59
    propylene glycol 211.34
    isopropyl acetate 855.22
    DMAc 1319.8
    2-ethoxyethanol 980.62
    isopentanol 1131.11
    n-heptane 480.29
    ethyl formate 958.55
    1,2-dichloroethane 2324.39
    n-hexanol 1308.87
    2-methoxyethanol 1072.78
    isobutyl acetate 861.91
    tetrachloromethane 1407.27
    n-pentyl acetate 1216.08
    transcutol 3001.28
    n-heptanol 666.54
    ethylbenzene 851.28
    MIBK 823.58
    2-propoxyethanol 1242.01
    tert-butanol 1437.73
    MTBE 1577.81
    2-butoxyethanol 913.84
    propionic acid 878.24
    o-xylene 785.49
    formic acid 253.85
    diethyl ether 1500.35
    m-xylene 747.66
    p-xylene 1310.71
    chlorobenzene 1938.48
    dimethyl carbonate 295.87
    n-octane 207.05
    formamide 378.53
    cyclopentanone 2438.9
    2-pentanone 1324.0
    anisole 1202.42
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1386.66
    gamma-butyrolactone 2176.19
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 779.44
    pyridine 2690.34
    3-pentanone 1042.02
    furfural 2230.58
    n-dodecane 141.11
    diethylene glycol 621.75
    diisopropyl ether 543.48
    tert-amyl alcohol 1342.8
    acetylacetone 1194.45
    n-hexadecane 164.02
    acetophenone 1247.13
    methyl propionate 761.4
    isopentyl acetate 1683.73
    trichloroethylene 5113.22
    n-nonanol 700.84
    cyclohexanol 1530.1
    benzyl alcohol 952.35
    2-ethylhexanol 1007.54
    isooctanol 588.78
    dipropyl ether 1156.02
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1643.3
    ethyl lactate 378.01
    propylene carbonate 1360.82
    n-methylformamide 675.62
    2-pentanol 891.59
    n-pentane 410.34
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1129.6
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1034.77
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 813.05
    mesitylene 527.53
    ε-caprolactone 2157.08
    p-cymene 623.85
    epichlorohydrin 2405.16
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3410.3
    2-aminoethanol 296.8
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1695.97
    sulfolane 2239.74
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 222.68
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2608.78
    n-hexyl acetate 1538.33
    isooctane 164.33
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1079.82
    sec-butyl acetate 889.28
    tert-butyl acetate 973.79
    decalin 386.4
    glycerin 262.1
    diglyme 2113.63
    acrylic acid 758.97
    isopropyl myristate 609.72
    n-butyric acid 1439.0
    acetyl acetate 968.29
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 490.78
    ethyl propionate 905.94
    nitromethane 2070.0
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1731.95
    benzonitrile 1977.93
    trioctyl phosphate 369.39
    1-bromopropane 1880.23
    gamma-valerolactone 2565.25
    n-decanol 488.5
    triethyl phosphate 520.66
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 534.98
    propionitrile 1353.27
    vinylene carbonate 1324.92
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1551.89
    DMS 750.15
    cumene 542.08
    2-octanol 616.4
    2-hexanone 1578.49
    octyl acetate 742.03
    limonene 990.1
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2109.16
    ethyl orthosilicate 543.97
    tributyl phosphate 510.86
    diacetone alcohol 805.18
    N,N-dimethylaniline 762.39
    acrylonitrile 1480.61
    aniline 1062.5
    1,3-propanediol 602.72
    bromobenzene 2277.78
    dibromomethane 3352.68
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3944.92
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1013.3
    tetrabutyl urea 608.7
    diisobutyl methanol 585.94
    2-phenylethanol 982.6
    styrene 1151.4
    dioctyl adipate 797.35
    dimethyl sulfate 452.68
    ethyl butyrate 1273.38
    methyl lactate 317.87
    butyl lactate 695.52
    diethyl carbonate 876.65
    propanediol butyl ether 780.55
    triethyl orthoformate 868.96
    p-tert-butyltoluene 584.91
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 835.48
    morpholine 2435.66
    tert-butylamine 1139.46
    n-dodecanol 372.5
    dimethoxymethane 755.53
    ethylene carbonate 1104.08
    cyrene 683.52
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1149.49
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1442.01
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1915.22
    4-methylpyridine 2786.25
    dibutyl ether 1298.44
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 585.94
    DEF 1253.54
    dimethyl isosorbide 1321.1
    tetrachloroethylene 2732.84
    eugenol 808.51
    triacetin 1112.72
    span 80 886.1
    1,4-butanediol 318.6
    1,1-dichloroethane 2915.87
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 999.62
    methyl formate 580.83
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1036.55
    n-decane 263.5
    butyronitrile 1808.37
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 793.88
    1-chlorooctane 802.38
    1-chlorotetradecane 312.86
    n-nonane 284.9
    undecane 182.19
    tert-butylcyclohexane 338.56
    cyclooctane 341.32
    cyclopentanol 1296.85
    tetrahydropyran 2927.68
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1089.51
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1312.74
    1-hexene 1361.97
    2-isopropoxyethanol 792.57
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 404.04
    methyl butyrate 1403.42

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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