5438. Lenthionine
Nomenclature
CAS number: 292-46-6
1,2,3,5,6-Pentathiepane. C2H4S5; mol wt 188.38.
C 12.75%, H 2.14%, S 85.11%.
Description and references
Odorous principle from the edible mushroom Shiitake Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing. Isoln and synthesis: Morita, Kobayashi, Tetrahedron Lett. 1966, 573. Simple, efficient synthesis: I. Still, G. W. Kutney, ibid. 22, 1939 (1981).
