Compound Summary

General Compound Information

3-mercapto-2-methyl-1-pentanol

Description
Aroma constituent of cut, raw onion. Powerful flavour compound. 3-Mercapto-2-methylpentanol is found in onion-family vegetables.
Synonyms
227456-27-1;  3-Mercapto-2-methylpenta-1-ol;  3-mercapto-2-methylpentan-1-ol;  2-methyl-3-sulfanylpentan-1-ol;  3-mercapto-2-methylpentanol;
FlavorDB ID
3268
PUBCHEM ID
Molecular Weight
134.24
Molecular Formula
C6H14OS
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CCC(C(C)CO)S
IUPAC Inchikey
HABNNYNSJFKZFE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Compound Classification
  • ClassyFire Ontology
Compound Quality
CATEGORY QUALITY THRESHOLD OCCURENCE REFERENCE
smell 1.192e-5 µmol/L details
smell onion-like, meat-like 1.043e-8 µmol/L onionleekchivescallionwinehop details
smell onion-like, meat-like 1.043e-8 µmol/L details
smell 1.192e-5 µmol/L details
smell onion-like, meat-like 2.384e-7 µmol/L onionleekchivescallionwinehop details
smell onion-like, meat-like 5.438e-6 µmol/L details
Compound Toxicity and Food Additive Safety (OFAS)
Toxicity Summary
Food Additive Safety (OFAS)
3-MERCAPTO-2-METHYL-1-PENTANOL is used for FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT. More food additive safty information please view GRAS report.
EFSA's chemical Hazards Database : OpenFoodTox
This compound is found in OpenFoodTox with the name: 3-Mercapto-2-methylpentan-1-ol
Receptors
Receptor information of this compound is not available!
GC-MS Consensus Spectra
GC-MS Consensus Spectra information of this compound is not available!