Furan-2-ylmethanethiol
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
98-02-2
[ Name ]:
Furan-2-ylmethanethiol
[Synonym ]:
2-Furylmethylsulfide
Furfuryl mercaptan
2-Furanmethanethiol
α-Furfuryl mercaptan
T5OJ B1SH
2-Furfurylmercaptan
EINECS 202-628-2
Furan-2-methanethiol
2-Furylmethyl mercaptan
2-Furylmethanethiol
Furan-2-ylmethanethiol
MFCD00003254
(2-Furanyl)methylmercaptan
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.1±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
155.0±0.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C5H6OS
[ Molecular Weight ]:
114.165
[ Flash Point ]:
45.0±0.0 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
114.013931
[ PSA ]:
51.94000
[ LogP ]:
1.90
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
4.0±0.2 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.524
[ Water Solubility ]:
insoluble
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- LU2100000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- 2-Furanmethanethiol
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 98-02-2
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 0383594
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199709
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 4
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C5-H6-O-S
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 114.17
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- T5OJ B1SH
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 100 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2730 mg/kg/13W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - food intake (animal) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
- REFERENCE :
- FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,383,1977 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- DOSE :
- 1260 mg/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- male 42 day(s) pre-mating
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
- REFERENCE :
- FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,383,1977
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS02
[ Signal Word ]:
Warning
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H226
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn: Harmful;F: Flammable;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R10
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S23-S24/25-S16
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3336 3/PG 3
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
LU2100000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
3
[ HS Code ]:
2932999099
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2932190090
[ Summary ]:
2932190090 other compounds containing an unfused furan ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:none MFN tariff:6.5% General tariff:20.0%
Articles
J. Agric. Food Chem. 51(12) , 3629-35, (2003)
Baker's yeast was shown to catalyze the transformation of cysteine-furfural conjugate into 2-furfurylthiol. The biotransformation's yield and kinetics were influenced by the reaction parameters such a...
Lipase-assisted generation of 2-methyl-3-furanthiol and 2-furfurylthiol from thioacetates.J. Agric. Food Chem. 50(14) , 4087-90, (2002)
Enzymatic hydrolysis of S-3-(2-methylfuryl) thioacetate and S-2-furfuryl thioacetate using lipase from Candida rugosa produced 2-methyl-3-furanthiol and 2-furfurylthiol, respectively. When reactions w...
Effect of type of oil and addition of delta-tocopherol on model flavor compound stability during storage.J. Agric. Food Chem. 55(22) , 9189-94, (2007)
The objective of this study was to investigate approaches to protect selected flavor compounds from deterioration when stored in an oil matrix. An aroma compound model mixture was prepared in a medium...