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Methyl thiobutyrate

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Methyl thiobutyrate Basic information

Product Name:
Methyl thiobutyrate
Synonyms:
  • Methyl thiobutyrate 1%
  • Thio-butyrate
  • METHYL THIOBUTYRATE
  • METHANETHIOL N-BUTYRATE
  • FEMA 3310
  • S-METHYL BUTANETHIOATE
  • S-Methyl thiobutanoate,98%
  • S-Methyl thiobutanoate 98%
CAS:
2432-51-1
MF:
C5H10OS
MW:
118.2
EINECS:
219-407-1
Product Categories:
  • thioester Flavor
Mol File:
2432-51-1.mol
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Methyl thiobutyrate Chemical Properties

Boiling point:
142-143 °C/757 mmHg (lit.)
Density 
0.966 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
FEMA 
3310 | METHYL THIOBUTYRATE
refractive index 
n20/D 1.461(lit.)
Flash point:
94 °F
form 
clear liquid
color 
Colorless to Light yellow
Specific Gravity
0.966
Odor
at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. sulfury cheese putrid cabbage garlic
Odor Type
cheesy
biological source
synthetic
JECFA Number
484
BRN 
1848987
LogP
1.79
CAS DataBase Reference
2432-51-1(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference
Butanethioic acid, S-methyl ester(2432-51-1)
EPA Substance Registry System
Butanethioic acid, S-methyl ester (2432-51-1)
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Safety Information

Hazard Codes 
Xi
Risk Statements 
10-36/37/38
Safety Statements 
16-26-36/37/39-37/39
RIDADR 
UN 1993 3/PG 3
WGK Germany 
3
TSCA 
Yes
HazardClass 
3
PackingGroup 
III
HS Code 
29309090

MSDS

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Methyl thiobutyrate Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Methyl thiobutyrate can be used in food flavor formulations, such as in the blending of flavors for cheese, tomatoes, onions, garlic, horseradish, cocoa, and cream.

Description

Methyl thiobutyrate has a putrid, rancid, sour, pungent cabbage odor.

Chemical Properties

Methyl thiobutyrate has a putrid, rancid, sour, pungent, cabbage odor.

Chemical Properties

CLEAR YELLOW LIQUID

Occurrence

Reported found in melon, strawberry, cheeses, fish oil, hop oil and shrimp

Definition

ChEBI: S-Methyl butanethioate is a thiocarboxylic ester.

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0% EtoH: sulfureous, egg and cheese notes, tomato, tropical fruit top notes

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: musty, sulfureous, limburger-type cheese top notes, metallic cheese body

General Description

The synthesis of short chain S-methyl thioesters (S-methyl thiobutyrate) has been investigated in Geotrichum candidum strain GcG.

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