O-ethyl hexanethioate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C8H16OS

    SMILES
    CCCCCC(=S)OCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 90.94%
    Tropical 70.19%
    Cheesy 65.43%
    Sulfurous 57.32%
    Pineapple 44.98%
    Ripe 38.49%
    Green 30.88%
    Dairy 28.45%
    Vegetable 27.42%
    Grape 26.15%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 80.89%
    Pineapple 62.25%
    Sweet 47.99%
    Green 44.64%
    Tropical 43.77%
    Fruit 43.25%
    Apple 37.23%
    Ripe 34.51%
    Banana 33.14%
    Pear 32.02%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.0

    pKa est.
    10.21 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    160.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    222°C

    Flash point

    • 55.16 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL8744937
  • Applications

    O-ethyl hexanethioate is a thioester used primarily as an organic synthesis intermediate, enabling acyl-transfer reactions to form thioesters and related derivatives. In pharmaceutical and agrochemical development, it is commonly used as a building block for more complex molecules. It may be explored in fragrance chemistry as a precursor or odor-active component. In polymers and materials science, it can serve as a starting material for thioester-containing polymers or for surface-functionalization methods. In research and development, it functions as an acyl-transfer reagent or a reactive thioester building block, depending on the process and formulation constraints; its use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2101.1
    methanol 2029.26
    isopropanol 1488.02
    water 0.45
    ethyl acetate 1913.34
    n-propanol 1483.61
    acetone 3264.85
    n-butanol 1549.61
    acetonitrile 2126.31
    DMF 2317.98
    toluene 1265.11
    isobutanol 1077.25
    1,4-dioxane 3780.94
    methyl acetate 1556.57
    THF 4447.06
    2-butanone 2025.89
    n-pentanol 1032.91
    sec-butanol 1272.72
    n-hexane 478.38
    ethylene glycol 303.15
    NMP 1943.42
    cyclohexane 1374.8
    DMSO 3057.74
    n-butyl acetate 2010.71
    n-octanol 623.41
    chloroform 5195.87
    n-propyl acetate 1190.6
    acetic acid 2204.28
    dichloromethane 4294.1
    cyclohexanone 3510.92
    propylene glycol 405.54
    isopropyl acetate 1063.81
    DMAc 1558.01
    2-ethoxyethanol 1319.4
    isopentanol 1209.52
    n-heptane 444.82
    ethyl formate 1043.37
    1,2-dichloroethane 2636.17
    n-hexanol 1453.81
    2-methoxyethanol 2018.82
    isobutyl acetate 726.15
    tetrachloromethane 1062.2
    n-pentyl acetate 959.89
    transcutol 4240.78
    n-heptanol 497.11
    ethylbenzene 551.94
    MIBK 830.79
    2-propoxyethanol 1807.97
    tert-butanol 1777.86
    MTBE 1786.29
    2-butoxyethanol 832.31
    propionic acid 1097.51
    o-xylene 641.92
    formic acid 409.62
    diethyl ether 2336.29
    m-xylene 682.71
    p-xylene 745.89
    chlorobenzene 1530.61
    dimethyl carbonate 346.77
    n-octane 136.29
    formamide 566.87
    cyclopentanone 2858.59
    2-pentanone 1675.1
    anisole 959.5
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1921.96
    gamma-butyrolactone 2359.62
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1327.93
    pyridine 2881.78
    3-pentanone 1210.27
    furfural 2117.39
    n-dodecane 102.31
    diethylene glycol 1079.32
    diisopropyl ether 548.85
    tert-amyl alcohol 1361.75
    acetylacetone 1615.6
    n-hexadecane 119.47
    acetophenone 868.32
    methyl propionate 1008.76
    isopentyl acetate 1455.94
    trichloroethylene 4750.64
    n-nonanol 538.01
    cyclohexanol 2019.13
    benzyl alcohol 805.62
    2-ethylhexanol 858.58
    isooctanol 394.75
    dipropyl ether 1283.31
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1186.9
    ethyl lactate 360.86
    propylene carbonate 1317.12
    n-methylformamide 1002.25
    2-pentanol 1000.52
    n-pentane 432.99
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1349.78
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1234.13
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 841.39
    mesitylene 427.77
    ε-caprolactone 2173.9
    p-cymene 416.34
    epichlorohydrin 2809.81
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2955.44
    2-aminoethanol 599.29
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2226.45
    sulfolane 2530.84
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 152.2
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3304.73
    n-hexyl acetate 1266.53
    isooctane 116.22
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1213.58
    sec-butyl acetate 726.84
    tert-butyl acetate 1068.63
    decalin 291.77
    glycerin 520.14
    diglyme 2281.34
    acrylic acid 910.76
    isopropyl myristate 498.09
    n-butyric acid 1789.25
    acetyl acetate 1187.68
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 413.18
    ethyl propionate 780.97
    nitromethane 2818.46
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2042.07
    benzonitrile 1423.69
    trioctyl phosphate 309.64
    1-bromopropane 1997.35
    gamma-valerolactone 2934.87
    n-decanol 393.35
    triethyl phosphate 422.2
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 484.81
    propionitrile 1478.21
    vinylene carbonate 1212.16
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1762.34
    DMS 803.25
    cumene 325.91
    2-octanol 402.11
    2-hexanone 1297.47
    octyl acetate 615.54
    limonene 777.96
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2670.67
    ethyl orthosilicate 428.6
    tributyl phosphate 420.83
    diacetone alcohol 952.56
    N,N-dimethylaniline 585.56
    acrylonitrile 1419.79
    aniline 1166.44
    1,3-propanediol 984.1
    bromobenzene 1752.87
    dibromomethane 3183.7
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3576.06
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 793.12
    tetrabutyl urea 538.79
    diisobutyl methanol 471.74
    2-phenylethanol 840.77
    styrene 811.36
    dioctyl adipate 688.16
    dimethyl sulfate 564.01
    ethyl butyrate 1093.32
    methyl lactate 413.32
    butyl lactate 594.7
    diethyl carbonate 667.92
    propanediol butyl ether 806.81
    triethyl orthoformate 751.81
    p-tert-butyltoluene 402.94
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 643.15
    morpholine 3960.87
    tert-butylamine 1267.44
    n-dodecanol 312.67
    dimethoxymethane 1370.54
    ethylene carbonate 1086.11
    cyrene 669.34
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1147.52
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1168.03
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1405.25
    4-methylpyridine 2756.44
    dibutyl ether 1117.05
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 471.74
    DEF 1542.15
    dimethyl isosorbide 1413.64
    tetrachloroethylene 2450.37
    eugenol 652.71
    triacetin 1025.51
    span 80 879.82
    1,4-butanediol 427.7
    1,1-dichloroethane 3020.66
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 848.35
    methyl formate 780.52
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1073.33
    n-decane 179.45
    butyronitrile 2029.18
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 640.05
    1-chlorooctane 581.39
    1-chlorotetradecane 234.43
    n-nonane 192.22
    undecane 127.8
    tert-butylcyclohexane 240.0
    cyclooctane 322.85
    cyclopentanol 1608.84
    tetrahydropyran 4624.08
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1107.86
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1519.94
    1-hexene 1112.55
    2-isopropoxyethanol 896.6
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 469.66
    methyl butyrate 1188.76

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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Products related to fine fragrance
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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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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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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Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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