Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | 198.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 270.00 to 272.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
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Boiling Point: | 264.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.010000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 257.00 °F. TCC ( 125.00 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 4.764 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 107.9 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
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Hazards identification |
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Classification of the substance or mixture |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
None found. |
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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Pictogram | |
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Hazard statement(s) |
None found. |
Precautionary statement(s) |
None found. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavoring agents |
Recommendation for 3,6-dimethyl-1,2,4,5-tetrathiane usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.0024 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 78 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 540 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | II |
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Food categories according to Commission Regulation EC No. 1565/2000 (EC, 2000) in FGE.06 (EFSA, 2002a). According to the Industry the "normal" use is defined as the average of reported usages and "maximum use" is defined as the 95th percentile of reported usages (EFSA, 2002i). |
Note: mg/kg = 0.001/1000 = 0.000001 = 1/1000000 = ppm. |
| average usage mg/kg | maximum usage mg/kg |
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 0.10000 | 0.20000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 0.10000 | 0.20000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 0.10000 | 0.30000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |
Safety References:
European Food Safety Athority(efsa): | Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies... |
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 8 (FGE.08)[1]: Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical group 20 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 74 (FGE.74)[1]: Consideration of Simple Aliphatic Sulphides and Thiols evaluated by JECFA (61st meeting) Structurally related to Aliphatic and Alicyclic Mono-, Di-, Tri-, and Polysulphides with or without Additional Oxygenated Functional Groups from Chemical Group 20 evaluated by EFSA in FGE.08 (2008) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 8, Revision 1 (FGE.08Rev1): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 91 (FGE.91): Consideration of simple aliphatic and aromatic sulphides and thiols evaluated by JECFA (53rd and 68th meetings) structurally related to aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups evaluated by EFSA in FGE.08Rev1 (2009) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 08 Rev2 (FGE.08 Rev2): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 8, Revision 3 (FGE.08Rev3): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 08, Revision 4 (FGE.08Rev4): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 08, Revision 5 (FGE.08Rev5): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 526613 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| 3,6-dimethyl-1,2,4,5-tetrathiane |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
alliaceous |
| dimethyl trisulfide | FL/FR |
| dipropyl disulfide | FL/FR |
| ferula assa-foetida gum oil | FL/FR |
| propyl mercaptan | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| opoponax oil (balsamodendron kafal) | FL/FR |
| opoponax resinoid (balsamodendron kafal) | FR |
| terpinyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| diethyl malate | FL/FR |
citrus |
| grapefruit mercaptan | FL/FR |
coffee |
| coffee difuran | FL/FR |
creamy |
2,3- | butane diol | FR |
earthy |
| amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
ethereal |
iso | amyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl alcohol | FL/FR |
fatty |
| butyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
fermented |
| methyl decanoate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-1-pentanol | FL/FR |
floral |
| dimethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| butyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| butyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| diethyl laevo-tartrate | FL/FR |
| diethyl sebacate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3,5,5-trimethyl hexanoate | FR |
| ethyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| farnesyl acetone | FL/FR |
| geranyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| methyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
2- | pentanone | FL/FR |
| propyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
green |
| benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
herbal |
iso | amyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| ethyl chrysanthemate | FR |
| phenethyl senecioate | FL/FR |
honey |
| methyl hydrocinnamate | FL/FR |
meaty |
| meaty dithiane | FL/FR |
roasted |
2- | methyl-1-butanol | FL/FR |
| dimethyl disulfide | FL/FR |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| ferula assa-foetida absolute | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-(methyl thio) propionate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan | FL/FR |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanol | FL/FR |
| onion oil | FL/FR |
waxy |
| allyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl laurate | FL/FR |
| ethyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl octanoate | FL/FR |
winey |
| butyl angelate | FL/FR |
2- | hexanol | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| allyl methyl disulfide | FL |
| allyl methyl trisulfide | FL |
| allyl propyl disulfide | FL |
| allyl propyl sulfide | FL |
| allyl propyl trisulfide | FL |
iso | amyl mercaptan | FL |
| amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl tiglate | FL/FR |
2- | amyl-5 or 6-keto-1,4-dioxane | FL |
| butyl angelate | FL/FR |
iso | butyraldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL |
| diethyl laevo-tartrate | FL/FR |
| diethyl malate | FL/FR |
| diethyl trisulfide | FL |
| diisopropyl sulfide | FL |
(Z+E)-2,5- | dimethyl-3-tetrahydrofuran thiol | FL |
(Z+E)-2,5- | dimethyl-3-thioacetoxytetrahydrofuran | FL |
| dipropyl sulfide | FL |
| ethyl aconitate | FL |
| ethyl methyl trisulfide | FL |
| ethyl propyl disulfide | FL |
| ethyl propyl trisulfide | FL |
| farnesyl acetone | FL/FR |
| geranyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| heptyl mercaptan | FL |
2- | hexanol | FL/FR |
| methyl hydrocinnamate | FL/FR |
2-( | methyl thio) methyl-2-butenal | FL |
2- | methyl-1-butanol | FL/FR |
| phenethyl senecioate | FL/FR |
| propenyl propyl disulfide | FL |
iso | propyl disulfide | FL |
| sorbyl propionate | FL |
2,3,5- | trithiahexane | FL |
alliaceous |
| allyl mercaptan | FL |
| allyl thiopropionate | FL |
| benzyl mercaptan | FL |
1,3- | butane dithiol | FL |
| cyclopentyl mercaptan | FL |
| dicyclohexyl disulfide | FL |
| diethyl disulfide | FL |
| dimethyl trisulfide | FL/FR |
| dipropyl disulfide | FL/FR |
| dipropyl trisulfide | FL |
| ferula assa-foetida gum oil | FL/FR |
3- | mercapto-2-methyl pentanol | FL |
3- | mercapto-2-pentanone | FL |
| methyl 3-mercaptobutanoate | FL |
2- | methyl thioacetaldehyde | FL |
| propyl mercaptan | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| opoponax oil (balsamodendron kafal) | FL/FR |
cabbage |
| methyl 2-thiofuroate | FL |
citrus |
| grapefruit mercaptan | FL/FR |
coffee |
| coffee difuran | FL/FR |
corn chip |
2- | acetyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
eggy |
iso | propyl mercaptan | FL |
ethereal |
iso | butyl alcohol | FL/FR |
fatty |
iso | amyl laurate | FL/FR |
| methyl decanoate | FL/FR |
fruity |
iso | amyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| butyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| butyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| diethyl sebacate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| ethyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| hexyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | pentanone | FL/FR |
| sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| terpinyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
garlic |
| allyl methyl sulfide | FL |
| garlic oleoresin | FL |
green |
| benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
meaty |
| meaty dithiane | FL/FR |
(R,S)-2- | mercapto-3-butanol | FL |
bis(2- | methyl-3-furyl) disulfide | FL |
ortho- | thiocresol | FL |
metallic |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanol | FL/FR |
musty |
2- | methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan | FL/FR |
| propionaldehyde | FL |
onion |
| methionol | FL |
| methyl propyl disulfide | FL |
| methyl propyl trisulfide | FL |
| propyl thioacetate | FL |
roasted |
| ethyl 3-(furfuryl thio) propionate | FL |
seafood |
1,4- | dithiane | FL |
sulfurous |
| butyl mercaptan | FL |
| diallyl polysulfides | FL |
| diallyl tetrasulfide | FL |
| diallyl trisulfide | FL |
| dimethyl disulfide | FL/FR |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
S- | ethyl thioacetate | FL |
| ferula assa-foetida absolute | FL/FR |
| furfuryl methyl sulfide | FL |
| furfuryl thiopropionate | FL |
3- | mercapto-2-methyl pentanal | FL |
| methyl 2-(methyl thio) butyrate | FL |
| methyl 2-methyl-3-furyl disulfide | FL |
| methyl thiomethyl butyrate | FL |
| onion oil | FL/FR |
| onion oleoresin | FL |
| potato butanone | FL |
vegetable |
| methyl 3-(methyl thio) propionate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| allyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| butyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
| ethyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| propyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
whiskey |
3- | methyl-1-pentanol | FL/FR |
winey |
| methyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
3,6- | dimethyl-1,2,4,5-tetrathiocyclohexane | 1,2,4,5- | tetrathiane, 3,6-dimethyl- |
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