5-Ethenyl-4-methylthiazole

5-Ethenyl-4-methylthiazole Structure
5-Ethenyl-4-methylthiazole structure
Common Name 5-Ethenyl-4-methylthiazole
CAS Number 1759-28-0 Molecular Weight 125.191
Density 1.1±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 185.3±9.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C6H7NS Melting Point −15 °C(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 70.6±0.0 °C
Symbol GHS07
GHS07
Signal Word Warning

The key role of 4-methyl-5-vinylthiazole in the attraction of scarab beetle pollinators: a unique olfactory floral signal shared by Annonaceae and Araceae.

J. Chem. Ecol. 38(9) , 1072-80, (2012)

Cyclocephaline scarabs are specialised scent-driven pollinators, implicated with the reproductive success of several Neotropical plant taxa. Night-blooming flowers pollinated by these beetles are thermogenic and release intense fragrances synchronized to poll...