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bis(methylthio)methane
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2,4-Dithiapentane is an organosulfur compound, and is the simplest alkyl dithioether. It is a colorless liquid with a strong odor, reminiscent of freshly prepared mustard in the pure form.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H8S2
- Molecular weight
- 108.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- bis(methylsulfanyl)methane
- SMILES
- CSCSC
- InChIKey
- LOCDPORVFVOGCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.6
- Polar surface area
- 50.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 108.007
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- canonical SMILES
- CSCSC
- chemical formula
- C₃H₈S₂
- density
- 1.059
- boiling point
- 147.5
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- 2,4-Dithiapentane
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- Notes and references
2,4-Dithiapentane is an organosulfur compound, and is the simplest alkyl dithioether. It is a colorless liquid with a strong odor, reminiscent of freshly prepared mustard in the pure form.
2,4-Dithiapentane is the dimethyldithioacetal of formaldehyde. Its synthesis was first reported in 1941. It is industrially prepared by the acid-catalyzed condensation of methyl mercaptan, the main aromatic compound in both halitosis and foot odor and a secondary compound in flatulence, with formaldehyde. 2 CH3SH + H2C=O → CH3SCH2SCH3 + H2O
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