Odorless substitutes for foul-smelling thiols: syntheses and applications

M Node, K Kumar, K Nishide, S Ohsugi, T Miyamoto

Index: Node, Manabu; Kumar, Kamal; Nishide, Kiyoharu; Ohsugi, Shin-Ichi; Miyamoto, Tetsuo Tetrahedron Letters, 2001 , vol. 42, # 52 p. 9207 - 9210

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Abstract

Several alkanethiols and p-alkylphenylmethanethiols were synthesized, and their odors were compared with those of ethanethiol and benzyl mercaptan by human and instrumental sensors. Among the various thiols analyzed, 1-dodecanethiol (1) and p- heptylphenylmethanethiol (3) were revealed to be odorless. 1-Dodecanethiol (1) has been used instead of ethanethiol for dealkylation of ethers, and p-heptylphenylmethanethiol (3) ...