9218. Tetrahydrothiophene

Nomenclature

CAS number: 110-01-0
Tetramethylene sulfide; thiacyclopentane; THT; THTP.
C4H8S; mol wt 88.17.
C 54.49%, H 9.15%, S 36.37%.

Description and references

Prepn: J. v. Braun, A. Trümpler, Ber. 43, 545 (1910); J. K. Lawson et al., Org. Synth. coll. vol. IV, 892 (1963). Method for odorizing liquified natural gas: D. K. Mulliner, Proc., Opec. Sect., Am. Gas Assoc. D, 27 (1974). GC/MS determn in water: G. Carlucci et al., J. Chromatogr. 287, 425 (1984). On-site GC determn in natural gas: R. C. M. de Nijs et al., J. High Resolut. Chromatogr. 16, 379 (1993).

Chemical structure

Properties

Colorless liquid. Flammable. bp 119-121°. nD25 1.5000-1.5014. LD50 by inhalation in mice: 26.7 mg/l (Carlucci).

Use

Natural gas odorant.