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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Pyrazinylethanethiol |
| Synonym(s) |
Pyrazinylethyl mercaptan
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Pyrazinylethanethiol
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| JECFA number |
795 |
| CAS number |
35250-53-4
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| FEMA number |
3230
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| COE number |
2285
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
140.21 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H8N2S
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to yellow liquid with a meaty, cabbage, sulfurous odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in water, organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
105-110 (20 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.553-1.570 |
| Specific gravity |
1.147-1.157 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/795.gif
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