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DIMETHYL DISULFIDE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
blackcurranttropical-fruitgourmand-savorycoffee
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

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Descriptors
floraloilywaxy

Extremely powerful sulfurous material with an aggressive garlic-onion character, reminiscent of cooked alliums and rotting cabbage. In extreme dilution it lends savory, tropical-fruit and blackcurrant-bud nuances, but neat it is nauseatingly pungent.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
10 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
9 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1006

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 412.

BASEtenacity · highpower · strong
onionlikediffusive
MW
94.2
BP
112°C
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Sp.Gr.
1.06
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Appearance

Pale yellowish, mobile liquid

Solubility

Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils

Odor

Intensely onionlike, very diffusive odor

Uses in flavor

Finds use in flavor compositions, almost exclusively those of Onion or Cabbage-type

Production

Produced from Methyl bromide and Sodium thiosulfate. The resulting Sodium methylthiosulfate is converted by heating to yield Dimethyl disulfide

Identity
Aliases · 1
Methyl disulfide
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