Chemical Properties
Colorless to light yellow liqui
Occurrence
Reported found in beef (boiled, cooked) and coffee
Uses
Furfuryl disulfide has been used in the preparation of poly(disulfido-imide)s by Diels-Alder (DA) reaction with the various bismaleimides.
Definition
ChEBI: Bis(2-furanylmethyl) disulfide is a heteroarene.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: roasted, sulfuraceous, alliaceous, green and meaty.
General Description
Difurfuryl disulfide is a sulfur-containing volatile compound mainly found in roasted coffee. It is also the main degradation product of furfuryl mercaptan under Fenton-type reaction conditions.
