butyl mercaptan

Full Material List

butane-1-thiol

Identifiers

CAS (Single)	109-79-5
FEMA	3478
EINECS	203-705-3
Synonyms	bear skunk 1- butane thiol butane-1-thiol 1- butanethiol 1- butyl mercaptan N- butyl mercaptan butyl mercaptan synthetic butyl sulfide butyl sulphide butyl thioalcohol butyl thiol N- butyl-sulfide 1- mercaptobutane thiobutyl alcohol
JECFA Food Flavoring	511
JECFA Food Additive	N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings	12.010 butane-1-thiol
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials	N/A
FDA UNII	77OY909F30
CoE Number	526
XlogP3-AA	2.30 (est)
Molecular Weight	90.1887
Molecular Formula	C4 H10 S

Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed	No
Appearance	colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est)
Assay	98.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity	0.83800 to 0.84800 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est)	6.973 to 7.056
Refractive Index	1.43600 to 1.44600 @ 20.00 Â°C.
Melting Point	-116.00 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point	98.50 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	55.00 Â°F. TCC ( 12.78 Â°C. )
Acid Value	N/A
Vapor Pressure	45.500000 mmHg @ 25.00 Â°C.
Vapor Density	3.1 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w)	2.28
Soluble In	oils, slightly water, 597 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp)
Occurrence	beef beer cheese cheddar cheese chicken raw chicken egg boiled egg potato cooked potato turkey raw turkey

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes	1. Odor Type: sulfurous sulfurous garlic onion egg nog coffee Odor Description:at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. sulfury garlic onion egg coffee sulfurous fatty beefy roasted beefy onion cooked onion egg nog coffee garlic Odor Description:Sulfureous, fatty, stewed beef, sauteed onion, egg, coffee and garlicMosciano, Gerard P&F 23, No. 1, 33, (1998)
Odor	sulfurous sulfurous, garlic, onion, egg, nog, coffee, fatty, beefy, roasted, cooked
Flavor	sulfurous sulfurous, vegetable, savory, meaty, garlic, onion,

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