O-methyl 2-methylbutanethioate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C6H12OS

    SMILES
    CCC(C)C(=S)OC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 92.06%
    Sulfurous 79.5%
    Tropical 77.85%
    Cheesy 75.4%
    Ripe 47.1%
    Vegetable 44.41%
    Dairy 37.77%
    Pineapple 35.24%
    Cabbage 33.6%
    Creamy 31.98%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 78.19%
    Green 52.35%
    Tropical 44.91%
    Berry 38.77%
    Apple 37.89%
    Pineapple 37.74%
    Sweet 37.62%
    Cheese 30.22%
    Ripe 27.62%
    Fatty 25.95%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    pKa est.
    9.67 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    132.23 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    170°C

    Flash point

    • 32.7 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL18339372
    • AKOS015897583
  • Applications

    O-methyl 2-methylbutanethioate is primarily used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and is recognized as a fragrance/odorant ingredient in the perfumery and cosmetics sector. It may be evaluated for applications in consumer care and household products as a scent compound, and can function as a reagent intermediate or additive in coatings and inks. In industrial manufacturing, it can participate in polymer synthesis and other materials development as an acyl-transfer precursor or functionalized derivative.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 423.99
    methanol 557.78
    isopropanol 318.54
    water 3.11
    ethyl acetate 530.78
    n-propanol 344.28
    acetone 826.12
    n-butanol 317.28
    acetonitrile 819.16
    DMF 734.24
    toluene 305.8
    isobutanol 251.42
    1,4-dioxane 1138.03
    methyl acetate 621.75
    THF 1150.04
    2-butanone 625.09
    n-pentanol 247.94
    sec-butanol 297.28
    n-hexane 52.05
    ethylene glycol 134.99
    NMP 889.04
    cyclohexane 118.41
    DMSO 905.68
    n-butyl acetate 499.59
    n-octanol 178.82
    chloroform 1561.78
    n-propyl acetate 408.52
    acetic acid 733.88
    dichloromethane 1363.24
    cyclohexanone 966.8
    propylene glycol 130.32
    isopropyl acetate 315.79
    DMAc 529.49
    2-ethoxyethanol 476.22
    isopentanol 267.22
    n-heptane 56.26
    ethyl formate 386.56
    1,2-dichloroethane 833.85
    n-hexanol 278.34
    2-methoxyethanol 632.08
    isobutyl acetate 243.89
    tetrachloromethane 483.99
    n-pentyl acetate 329.05
    transcutol 1094.97
    n-heptanol 161.66
    ethylbenzene 181.28
    MIBK 297.26
    2-propoxyethanol 518.94
    tert-butanol 433.47
    MTBE 401.49
    2-butoxyethanol 327.57
    propionic acid 408.38
    o-xylene 231.93
    formic acid 239.88
    diethyl ether 446.72
    m-xylene 215.66
    p-xylene 260.74
    chlorobenzene 558.74
    dimethyl carbonate 166.21
    n-octane 30.25
    formamide 314.9
    cyclopentanone 1144.78
    2-pentanone 479.8
    anisole 407.34
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 490.19
    gamma-butyrolactone 1219.69
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 396.48
    pyridine 801.93
    3-pentanone 386.03
    furfural 1118.86
    n-dodecane 26.5
    diethylene glycol 425.78
    diisopropyl ether 151.46
    tert-amyl alcohol 352.93
    acetylacetone 619.57
    n-hexadecane 30.56
    acetophenone 407.02
    methyl propionate 356.3
    isopentyl acetate 399.0
    trichloroethylene 1728.83
    n-nonanol 162.18
    cyclohexanol 370.46
    benzyl alcohol 318.52
    2-ethylhexanol 193.35
    isooctanol 139.22
    dipropyl ether 264.11
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 542.64
    ethyl lactate 185.27
    propylene carbonate 572.12
    n-methylformamide 444.84
    2-pentanol 220.16
    n-pentane 53.38
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 364.94
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 408.4
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 308.9
    mesitylene 163.21
    ε-caprolactone 778.87
    p-cymene 165.93
    epichlorohydrin 1079.26
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1087.64
    2-aminoethanol 212.73
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 968.12
    sulfolane 1315.46
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 43.04
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 881.27
    n-hexyl acetate 392.93
    isooctane 34.22
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 406.61
    sec-butyl acetate 262.56
    tert-butyl acetate 383.58
    decalin 67.21
    glycerin 210.69
    diglyme 797.29
    acrylic acid 408.5
    isopropyl myristate 171.58
    n-butyric acid 479.32
    acetyl acetate 416.55
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 159.47
    ethyl propionate 301.48
    nitromethane 1329.39
    1,2-diethoxyethane 475.55
    benzonitrile 603.91
    trioctyl phosphate 120.74
    1-bromopropane 462.77
    gamma-valerolactone 1274.41
    n-decanol 120.21
    triethyl phosphate 183.31
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 138.11
    propionitrile 479.92
    vinylene carbonate 598.9
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 729.81
    DMS 327.31
    cumene 143.73
    2-octanol 134.0
    2-hexanone 394.68
    octyl acetate 204.33
    limonene 231.73
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 767.71
    ethyl orthosilicate 172.15
    tributyl phosphate 153.79
    diacetone alcohol 372.56
    N,N-dimethylaniline 259.74
    acrylonitrile 646.68
    aniline 345.92
    1,3-propanediol 328.25
    bromobenzene 618.9
    dibromomethane 952.73
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1189.35
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 288.62
    tetrabutyl urea 188.74
    diisobutyl methanol 145.06
    2-phenylethanol 312.6
    styrene 250.48
    dioctyl adipate 239.85
    dimethyl sulfate 298.74
    ethyl butyrate 360.62
    methyl lactate 192.74
    butyl lactate 222.19
    diethyl carbonate 251.6
    propanediol butyl ether 275.94
    triethyl orthoformate 246.97
    p-tert-butyltoluene 167.53
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 316.38
    morpholine 990.28
    tert-butylamine 274.98
    n-dodecanol 94.2
    dimethoxymethane 430.31
    ethylene carbonate 472.01
    cyrene 336.65
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 433.73
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 328.99
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 665.16
    4-methylpyridine 756.59
    dibutyl ether 234.98
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 145.06
    DEF 475.08
    dimethyl isosorbide 542.9
    tetrachloroethylene 908.29
    eugenol 317.79
    triacetin 370.55
    span 80 281.32
    1,4-butanediol 173.93
    1,1-dichloroethane 895.62
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 234.45
    methyl formate 394.69
    2-methyl-1-butanol 249.16
    n-decane 42.52
    butyronitrile 483.83
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 181.67
    1-chlorooctane 164.92
    1-chlorotetradecane 72.61
    n-nonane 41.41
    undecane 32.33
    tert-butylcyclohexane 63.52
    cyclooctane 44.18
    cyclopentanol 428.44
    tetrahydropyran 825.59
    tert-amyl methyl ether 300.29
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 521.63
    1-hexene 166.01
    2-isopropoxyethanol 342.75
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 283.65
    methyl butyrate 414.16

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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