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 |  | 3-Methylthiopropanol Basic information |  
  
 |  | 3-Methylthiopropanol Chemical Properties |  
 | Melting point  | -100°C (estimate) |  | Boiling point  | 89-90 °C13 mm Hg(lit.) |  | density  | 1.03 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |  | FEMA  | 3415 | 3-(METHYLTHIO)PROPANOL |  | refractive index  | n20/D 1.49(lit.) |  | Fp  | 195 °F |  | storage temp.  | Sealed in dry,2-8°C |  | solubility  | Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly) |  | pka | 14.87±0.10(Predicted) |  | form  | liquid (estimate) |  | color  | Clear Colorless to Light Yellow |  | Specific Gravity | 1.03 |  | Odor | at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. sulfurous onion sweet soup vegetable |  | Odor Type | meaty |  | JECFA Number | 461 |  | LogP | 0.40 |  | CAS DataBase Reference | 505-10-2(CAS DataBase Reference) |  | NIST Chemistry Reference | 1-Propanol, 3-(methylthio)-(505-10-2) |  | EPA Substance Registry System | Methionol (505-10-2) |  
  
 |  | 3-Methylthiopropanol Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Description | 3-(Methylthio)propanol has a powerful sweet soup or meat-like
odor and flavor in high dilution. May be prepared from propylene
chlorhydrin and sodium hydrosulfide. |  | Chemical Properties | 3-(Methylthio)propanol has a powerful, sweet, soup or meat-like odor and flavor in high dilution.
 |  | Chemical Properties | Colorless Liquid |  | Occurrence | Reported found in fermented soy sauce, tomatoes, grape wines, apple, melon, pineapple, asparagus, rye bread,
cheeses, cured pork, beer, cognac, malt whiskey, cider, sherry, coffee, litchi, shrimp and apple brandy |  | Uses | 3-Methylthiopropanol is used in the meat essence composition.It is also used in meat, potato, and cheese flavorings.
 |  | Uses | 3-(Methylthio)-1-propanol is used in the meat essence composition. |  | Preparation | From propylene chlorhydrin and sodium hydrosulfide |  | Definition | ChEBI: An alkyl sulfide that is propan-1-ol substituted by a methylsulfanyl group at position 3. It is a volatile compound found in wines and produced during fermentation. |  | Aroma threshold values | Detection: 0.2 ppb. Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: sulfurous, savory, vegetative raw potato-like, fresh
tomato, metallic anchovy-like with some onion and garlic nuances |  | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 0.5 ppm: metallic, tomato, potato, anchovy-like with savory brothy and malt-like
nuances. |  | Synthesis Reference(s) | Tetrahedron, 48, p. 5933, 1992 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90183-8 |  | General Description | 3-(Methylthio)-1-propanol is a volatile sulfur flavor compound mainly found in wine and soy sauce. |  
  
 |  | 3-Methylthiopropanol Preparation Products And Raw materials |  
  
 
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