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Dimethyl Sulfide

Aroma Chemical Top Note CAS 75-18-3

A powerful sulfury note with a vegetable and green character. Used in the smallest traces, it brings a juicy realism to red fruit, exotic and green accords.

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Odor profile

Note Top Note
Descriptor 1 Sulfurous
Descriptor 2 Vegetable
Descriptor 3 Food-like
Tenacity2 4 h

2 Source: The Good Scents Company

Identification

CAS Number75-18-3
INCI NameDimethyl sulphide
CategoryAroma Chemical
FormulaC2H6S
Mol. Weight62.14
IUPAC Namemethylsulfanylmethane
InChIKeyQMMFVYPAHWMCMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Synonyms

dimethyl monosulfide, dimethyl sulfide 5% in ethyl acetate natural, dimethyl sulfide 5% in ETOH natural, dimethyl sulfide natural, dimethyl sulphide, dimethyl sulphide A grade, dimethyl sulphide B grade, dimethyl sulphyde, dimethyl thioether, dimethylsulphide, DMS 10% in dipropylene glycol, exact-S, methane thiomethane, methane, 1,1-thiobis-, methyl monosulfide, methyl sulfide, methyl sulphide A plus, methyl sulphide A grade, methyl sulphide technical, methyl thioether, ( methylsulfanyl)methane, methylsulfanylmethane, 2-thiapropane, thiobis(methane), thiobismethane, 2-thiopropane

Physical and chemical data

Boiling Point 37.30 °C
Melting Point -98.00 °C
Flash Point -36 °C
Density 0.84200
Refractive Index 1.43100
Vapor Pressure 646.973022 mmHg @ 25.00 C. (est)
LogP 0.977
Solubility alcohol; dipropylene glycol; ethyl ether
Appearance colorless to pale yellow clear liquid

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