O-ethyl pentanethioate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C7H14OS

    SMILES
    CCCCC(=S)OCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 89.57%
    Cheesy 68.91%
    Tropical 65.7%
    Sulfurous 59.03%
    Pineapple 42.09%
    Ripe 41.12%
    Dairy 28.34%
    Grape 26.85%
    Fermented 26.53%
    Sour 26.09%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 79.34%
    Pineapple 65.79%
    Sweet 53.99%
    Fruit 44.07%
    Tropical 42.45%
    Apple 37.41%
    Green 37.05%
    Ripe 35.9%
    Banana 35.18%
    Ethereal 34.62%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.5

    pKa est.
    10.63 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    146.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    201°C

    Flash point

    • 42.42 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL10890938
  • Applications

    O-ethyl pentanethioate is primarily used as an acyl-transfer intermediate in organic synthesis, enabling the preparation of pentanoic acid derivatives and other sulfur-containing compounds. It may serve as a building block for pharmaceutical and agrochemical synthesis, where thioester chemistry is employed under controlled conditions. In the fragrance and flavor sector, it can function as an odorant precursor or fragrance intermediate, depending on formulation. The compound also finds use in research and development as a reactive starting material for method development and for exploring thioester-based transformations. In materials chemistry, it may be employed to introduce thioester functionalities into polymers or coatings as part of specialized formulations, subject to regulatory and formulation constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 855.55
    methanol 1026.34
    isopropanol 714.37
    water 0.87
    ethyl acetate 651.95
    n-propanol 680.44
    acetone 1278.49
    n-butanol 715.83
    acetonitrile 965.1
    DMF 1435.42
    toluene 650.24
    isobutanol 540.28
    1,4-dioxane 1667.16
    methyl acetate 732.27
    THF 1747.25
    2-butanone 935.37
    n-pentanol 539.94
    sec-butanol 659.2
    n-hexane 234.84
    ethylene glycol 224.33
    NMP 1227.38
    cyclohexane 587.04
    DMSO 1688.66
    n-butyl acetate 800.42
    n-octanol 415.64
    chloroform 2621.87
    n-propyl acetate 524.73
    acetic acid 1004.18
    dichloromethane 2115.1
    cyclohexanone 1546.43
    propylene glycol 283.83
    isopropyl acetate 397.95
    DMAc 1077.4
    2-ethoxyethanol 699.0
    isopentanol 565.13
    n-heptane 237.04
    ethyl formate 494.21
    1,2-dichloroethane 1220.97
    n-hexanol 717.01
    2-methoxyethanol 1029.38
    isobutyl acetate 350.45
    tetrachloromethane 566.9
    n-pentyl acetate 482.39
    transcutol 1844.19
    n-heptanol 309.45
    ethylbenzene 352.81
    MIBK 404.68
    2-propoxyethanol 943.72
    tert-butanol 881.8
    MTBE 772.18
    2-butoxyethanol 482.53
    propionic acid 593.72
    o-xylene 395.64
    formic acid 209.76
    diethyl ether 819.29
    m-xylene 384.02
    p-xylene 490.91
    chlorobenzene 879.2
    dimethyl carbonate 204.18
    n-octane 91.86
    formamide 271.65
    cyclopentanone 1396.14
    2-pentanone 687.86
    anisole 607.09
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 816.64
    gamma-butyrolactone 1206.52
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 756.27
    pyridine 1394.53
    3-pentanone 576.55
    furfural 1304.88
    n-dodecane 77.91
    diethylene glycol 656.58
    diisopropyl ether 233.13
    tert-amyl alcohol 743.36
    acetylacetone 721.26
    n-hexadecane 90.24
    acetophenone 590.9
    methyl propionate 470.58
    isopentyl acetate 621.08
    trichloroethylene 2241.2
    n-nonanol 353.87
    cyclohexanol 936.88
    benzyl alcohol 517.06
    2-ethylhexanol 474.44
    isooctanol 254.93
    dipropyl ether 603.99
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 759.89
    ethyl lactate 243.54
    propylene carbonate 679.33
    n-methylformamide 557.34
    2-pentanol 480.81
    n-pentane 208.05
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 709.77
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 589.13
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 528.51
    mesitylene 261.16
    ε-caprolactone 1023.23
    p-cymene 280.85
    epichlorohydrin 1305.19
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1446.52
    2-aminoethanol 374.96
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1330.63
    sulfolane 1516.56
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 101.46
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1365.82
    n-hexyl acetate 692.95
    isooctane 71.84
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 691.49
    sec-butyl acetate 335.96
    tert-butyl acetate 466.47
    decalin 179.71
    glycerin 388.85
    diglyme 1326.24
    acrylic acid 531.64
    isopropyl myristate 310.96
    n-butyric acid 762.44
    acetyl acetate 492.95
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 274.3
    ethyl propionate 391.3
    nitromethane 1277.38
    1,2-diethoxyethane 864.79
    benzonitrile 894.73
    trioctyl phosphate 210.8
    1-bromopropane 909.67
    gamma-valerolactone 1476.82
    n-decanol 262.31
    triethyl phosphate 264.74
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 259.62
    propionitrile 744.39
    vinylene carbonate 717.96
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1001.23
    DMS 455.31
    cumene 234.98
    2-octanol 265.11
    2-hexanone 656.28
    octyl acetate 370.97
    limonene 466.6
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1311.63
    ethyl orthosilicate 259.23
    tributyl phosphate 259.69
    diacetone alcohol 493.19
    N,N-dimethylaniline 421.39
    acrylonitrile 831.84
    aniline 628.18
    1,3-propanediol 559.16
    bromobenzene 994.77
    dibromomethane 1553.93
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1891.8
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 458.2
    tetrabutyl urea 356.07
    diisobutyl methanol 283.02
    2-phenylethanol 521.17
    styrene 499.62
    dioctyl adipate 416.61
    dimethyl sulfate 371.68
    ethyl butyrate 524.44
    methyl lactate 272.74
    butyl lactate 345.05
    diethyl carbonate 377.48
    propanediol butyl ether 484.53
    triethyl orthoformate 379.86
    p-tert-butyltoluene 272.17
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 442.14
    morpholine 1616.4
    tert-butylamine 606.96
    n-dodecanol 213.75
    dimethoxymethane 698.49
    ethylene carbonate 582.54
    cyrene 443.36
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 548.66
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 515.17
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 906.55
    4-methylpyridine 1385.69
    dibutyl ether 567.71
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 283.02
    DEF 780.84
    dimethyl isosorbide 802.76
    tetrachloroethylene 1235.3
    eugenol 464.67
    triacetin 620.02
    span 80 555.32
    1,4-butanediol 285.5
    1,1-dichloroethane 1378.2
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 474.35
    methyl formate 442.1
    2-methyl-1-butanol 550.2
    n-decane 128.75
    butyronitrile 878.46
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 404.27
    1-chlorooctane 364.49
    1-chlorotetradecane 168.82
    n-nonane 132.04
    undecane 95.59
    tert-butylcyclohexane 155.08
    cyclooctane 163.63
    cyclopentanol 854.56
    tetrahydropyran 1698.83
    tert-amyl methyl ether 572.02
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 931.69
    1-hexene 567.58
    2-isopropoxyethanol 506.76
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 261.07
    methyl butyrate 592.27

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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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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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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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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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