Cyclohexyl disulfide Chemical Properties

Melting point:

127-130 °C

Boiling point:

162-163 °C6 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

1.046 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.545(lit.)

FEMA 

3448 | DICYCLOHEXYL DISULFIDE

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Light yellow to Light orange

Odor

at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. alliaceous onion egg nut skin coffee clam crab

Odor Type

alliaceous

Water Solubility 

Immiscible with water.

JECFA Number

575

BRN 

1905920

InChIKey

ODHAQPXNQDBHSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

LogP

6.41

CAS DataBase Reference

2550-40-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Disulfide, dicyclohexyl (2550-40-5)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-37/39

RIDADR 

3334

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

JO1843850

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

2930.90.9250

Hazardous Substances Data

2550-40-5(Hazardous Substances Data)

MSDS

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Cyclohexyl disulfide Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Dicyclohexyl disulfide has a berry, musty, green, alliaceous odor

Uses

Dicyclohexyl disulfide is employed as an edible spices. It is also used in dyes, medicine and organic synthesis. It is also useful as a synthetic flavor ingredient. Further, it is used in the production of n-(cyclohexylthio) phthalimide.

Definition

ChEBI: Dicyclohexyl disulfide is an organic disulfide.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: onion, meaty, clam, crab, coffee and cocoa.

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