Chemical Properties
white to light yellow powder
Occurrence
Reported found in heated pork.
Uses
2,5-Dihydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-1,4-dithiane is a useful reactant for the preparation of tetrahydrothiopyranols via a [3+3]-annulation of cyclopropane diesters.
Definition
ChEBI: 2,5-Dimethyl-1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol is a member of dithianes.
Aroma threshold values
Aroma characteristics at 0.10%: eggy, hydrogen sulfide-like, lychee, catty, roasted meaty, vegetative, onion
and garlic with chicken brothy nuances
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 2 ppm: roasted meaty, lychee tropical flesh-like, brothy and yeasty, eggy, bready
cocoa and tomato-like.
