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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Pyridinemethanethiol |
| Synonym(s) |
2-Pyridyl methyl mercaptan
2-Pyridylmethanethiol
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Pyridine methanethiol
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| JECFA number |
1308 |
| CAS number |
2044-73-7
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| FEMA number |
3232
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
14.030
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| Molecular weight |
125.2 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H7NS
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to yellow liquid; Pungent sulferous aroma |
| Solubility |
- |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
57-58° (0.6 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.573-1.580 |
| Specific gravity |
1.150-1.157 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1308.gif
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