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 |  | 4-Methylthio-2-butanone Basic information |  
  
 |  | 4-Methylthio-2-butanone Chemical Properties |  
  
| Risk Statements  | 10 |  | Safety Statements  | 16-24/25 |  | RIDADR  | 1224 |  | WGK Germany  | 3 |  | TSCA  | Yes |  | HS Code  | 29309090 |  
  
 |  | 4-Methylthio-2-butanone Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Description | 4-(Methylthio)-2-butanone has a flavor like arrowhead. It is sweet,
sulfurous, and fruity. May be prepared from methylvinyl ketone
and methylmercaptan; from methylvinyl ketone and methyl-Ws
(methy lthio)aluminum. |  | Chemical Properties | 4-Methylthio-2-butanone has a flavor similar to arrowhead: sweet, sulfurous and fruity |  | Chemical Properties | Colorless liquid |  | Occurrence | Reported found in kohlrabi. |  | Preparation | From methylvinyl ketone and methylmercaptan; from methylvinyl ketone and methyl-bis (methylthio)aluminum. |  | Definition | ChEBI: 4-(Methylthio)-2-butanone is a ketone. |  | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 15 ppm: sulfureous, potato, earthy, vegetative, fatty, fishy, metallic and mushroom. |  
  
 |  | 4-Methylthio-2-butanone Preparation Products And Raw materials |  
  
 
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