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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Allyl mercaptan |
| Synonym(s) |
Allyl sulfhydrate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Allylthiol |
| JECFA number |
521 |
| CAS number |
870-23-5 |
| FEMA number |
2035 |
| COE number |
476 |
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| Molecular weight |
74.14 |
| Chemical formula |
C3H6S |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow mobile liquid with onion-like, sweet, not pungent odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; miscible in alcohol, oil, and ethyl ether |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
66-68° |
| Assay min % |
75% (min. 98% allyl disulfide + allyl sulfide + allyl mercaptan) |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.470-1.491 |
| Specific gravity |
0.888-0.930 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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