An extremely powerful thiol with an intensely sulfurous, skunky character reminiscent of blackcurrant bud and grapefruit peel in massive over-dose, turning into a tropical fruity-catty note (guava, passionfruit) at trace dilution. Sharp, penetrating, and radiant even at ppm levels.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 456.
Pale yellowish or almost colorless, mobile liquid.
Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
In extreme dilution the material shows a pleasant herbaceous, mildly oily-green odor, reminiscent of vegetables and leaves.
Has been suggested for use in perfume bases and in artificial essential oils. Its use is very limited.
Produced from Dodecyl bromide plus Potassium sulfhydrate in cold alcoholic solution.