2,4-Dithiapentane

• Formula: C₃H₈S₂
• Molecular weight: 108.226
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H8S2/c1-4-3-5-2/h3H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LOCDPORVFVOGCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 1618-26-4
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• Other names: CH3SCH2SCH3; Bis(methylthio)methane; Formaldehyde dimethyl mercaptal; Methane, bis(methylthio)-; Bis(methylmercapto)methane; Methylenebis(methyl sulfide); Thioformaldehyde dimethylthioacetal; Bis(methylsulfanyl)methane; 2,4-Dithiopentane; NSC 96010; Thioformaldehyde dimethyl acetal; bis(methylthio)methan
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References

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Begnaud, Pérès, et al., 2003
Begnaud, F.; Pérès, C.; Berdagué, J.-L., Characterization of volatile effluents of livestock buildings by solid-phase microextraction, Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 2003, 83, 10, 837-849, https://doi.org/10.1080/03067310310001603349 . [all data]

Spanier, Shahidi, et al., 2001
Spanier, A.M.; Shahidi, F.; Par; iment, T.H.; Mussinan, C., Food Flavors and Chemistry. Advances of the New Millenium, Royal Soc. Chem., 2001, 666. [all data]

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