Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	2-Heptanethiol
Synonym(s)	(+/-)-2-Heptanethiol
Latest JECFA evaluation	2007 (Session 68)
Status of specification	Full
Information required
Chemical name	Heptane-2-thiol
JECFA number	1664
CAS number	628-00-2
FEMA number	4128
COE number
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight	132.27
Chemical formula	C7H16S
Physical form/odour	Colourless liquid; Pungent, sulfureous odour
Solubility	Slightly soluble in water
Solubility in ethanol	Soluble
Boiling point (°C)	98-99° (103 mm Hg)
Assay min %	98%
Acid value max
Refractive index	1.442-1.445 (25°)
Specific gravity	0.839-0.844
Other requirements
ID Test	CNMR HNMR
Spectrum