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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Methyl-3-tetrahydrofuranthiol |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Methyltetrahydrofuran-3-thiol
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| JECFA number |
1090 |
| CAS number |
57124-87-5
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| FEMA number |
3787
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
118.2 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H10OS
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| Physical form/odour |
Clear liquid; roasted meat, sulfurous onion aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in fat |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
79° (54 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.475-1.491 |
| Specific gravity |
1.042-1.049 |
| Other requirements |
[71% trans and 26% cis isomer] |
| ID Test |
MS IR NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1090.gif
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