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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Propenyl propyl disulfide
Synonym(s) Propyl propenyl disulfide
Latest JECFA evaluation 2004 (Session 63)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Propenyl propyl disulfide
JECFA number 570
CAS number 5905-46-4
FEMA number 3227
COE number 11699
FLAVIS number 12.044
Molecular weight 148.28
Chemical formula C6H12S2
Physical form/odour colourless liquid with odour of cooked onions
Solubility
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C) 78-80° (13 mm Hg)
Assay min % 92% (mixture of cis and trans)
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.522-1.532
Specific gravity 0.972-0.978
Other requirements SC: dipropyl disulfide
ID Test HNMR
Spectrum