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3-Mercaptohexyl butyrate

CAS 136954-21-7  ·  Synthetic  ·  Heart note  ·  Tropical fruit

Impact

9 of 10

Working dilution

0.1% what we prefill
Fruity 55%Tropical 27%Green 18%
tropical 51%jammy 18%vegetal 18%guava 7%exotic 5%

What does 3-Mercaptohexyl butyrate smell like?

Sulfurous passion fruit and guava with an overripe, jammy exotic body and a roasted savory, alliaceous undertone at strength. The slower-release ester of the 3-MH family: softer and rounder on the top than the acetate, used at trace to carry tropical fruit into the heart.

sulfuroustropicalfruityjammyvegetal

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What else is 3-Mercaptohexyl butyrate called?

3-MHB  ·  3-Sulfanylhexyl butyrate  ·  3-Mercaptohexanol butyrate  ·  3-Mercaptohexyl butanoate

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What can replace 3-Mercaptohexyl butyrate?

Computed, not collected from forums. A pair covers together what one cannot. The number is how much of this material's character a bottle carries, not a promise that it is the same thing.

  • 3-(Methylthio)hexan-1-ol
    carries Tropical fruity, Vegetal green, Passionfruit tropical, Exotic tropical. Jammy fruity; Guava tropical
    68%
  • 3-(Methylthio)hexan-1-ol 41% + 3-Mercaptohexan-1-ol 60%
    carries Tropical fruity, Vegetal green, Passionfruit tropical, Exotic tropical. Jammy fruity; Guava tropical; 3-(Methylthio)hexan-1-ol brings the Vegetal green side (41%); 3-Mercaptohexan-1-ol brings the Tropical fruity side (59%)
    75%
  • 3-(Methylthio)hexan-1-ol 71% + Ribes Mercaptan 29%
    carries Tropical fruity, Vegetal green, Passionfruit tropical, Exotic tropical. Jammy fruity; Guava tropical; 3-(Methylthio)hexan-1-ol brings the Vegetal green side (71%); Ribes Mercaptan brings the Blackcurrant fruity side (29%)
    75%
  • 3-(Methylthio)hexan-1-ol 56% + Guava Base 270237 44%
    carries Tropical fruity, Vegetal green, Passionfruit tropical, Guava tropical. Jammy fruity; 3-(Methylthio)hexan-1-ol brings the Vegetal green side (56%); Guava Base 270237 brings the Guava tropical side (44%)
    75%
  • 3-(Methylthio)hexan-1-ol 77% + Jasmin Specialty 23%
    carries Tropical fruity, Vegetal green, Passionfruit tropical, Exotic tropical. Jammy fruity; Guava tropical; 3-(Methylthio)hexan-1-ol brings the Vegetal green side (77%); Jasmin Specialty brings the Jasmine floral side (23%)
    72%

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3-Mercaptohexyl butyrate

A written odor description
yes
Olfactive families, in dominance order
3
Sub-categories under them
5
Impact, out of 10
9
Hours on a blotter
estimated from family and band
CAS number
yes
Supplier and trade synonyms
4
Constituent breakdown
not on file

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Described in words
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Impact rating out of 10
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Classified into an olfactive family
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Carrying several families, in order
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Sub-category assignments
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A top / heart / base band
2,157
Hours on a blotter
898
CAS number
1,642
Supplier synonyms
5,888 names
Constituent breakdowns
739

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