344738-34-7

Basic information

• Product Name: 3,3'-Dithiobis(1-hexanol)
• Synonyms: 3,3'-Dithiobis(1-hexanol)
• CAS NO: 344738-34-7
• Molecular Formula: C12H26O2S2
• Molecular Weight: 266.46364
• Product Categories: sulfide Flavor
• Mol File: 344738-34-7.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• CAS DataBase Reference: 3,3'-Dithiobis(1-hexanol)(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 3,3'-Dithiobis(1-hexanol)(344738-34-7)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 3,3'-Dithiobis(1-hexanol)(344738-34-7)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 344738-34-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

General Description

3,3'-Dithiobis(1-hexanol) is a chemical compound that, as suggested by its name, contains two hexanol groups linked by a disulfide bond. With the molecular formula C12H26O2S2, this compound falls under the category of organic compounds known as fatty alcohol esters, which are derived from fatty acids. Highlighted by its functional groups, it often plays a significant role in different industrial and biological contexts. While it may be used in synthesizing other chemicals in the industries, more information about its properties, safety measures, handling, and specific applications should be accessed from material safety data sheets (MSDS) and other scientific literature.

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Relevant articles and documents

Elucidation of the 1,3-sulfanylalcohol oxidation mechanism: An unusual identification of the disulfide of 3-sulfanylhexanol in sauternes botrytized wines

A four-step purification method was developed to isolate a citrus odorant detected by gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O), which was apparently specific to Sauternes botrytized wines. A fragmentation pattern of the odorant was obtained by multidimensional gas chromatography- mass spectrometry- olfactometry (MDGC-MS-O). The exact mass measurement was used to determine its elemental formula as C6H12OS. On the basis of these data, the unusual structure of 3-propyl-1,2-oxathiolane was synthesized and characterized for the first time. This confirmed its identification. Its occurrence in Sauternes wine extracts was demonstrated to result from the thermal oxidative degradation of 3-sulfanylhexanol disulfide (3,3'-disulfanediyldihexan-1-ol) in the GC injector. This disulfide was synthesized and then firmly identified for the first time in Sauternes wine. Although the presence of 3-sulfanylhexanol oxidation products had previously been reported in natural extracts (but not wine), the full oxidation pathway from 3-sulfanylhexanol to 3-propyl-γ-sultine via 3,3'- disulfanediyldihexan-1-ol was clearly established for the first time. Because the disulfide has mainly been detected in Sauternes botrytized wines, this finding suggested a singular reactivity of 3-sulfanylhexanol in botrytized wines, thus opening up a wide range of new opportunities in wine chemistry.