Chemical Properties
: Colorless to yellow liquid; sharp green, irritating aroma
Occurrence
Reported found in horseradish and radish
Uses
Hexyl isothiocyanate may be used as a starting reagent in the synthesis of hexyl isocyanate.
Aroma threshold values
High strength odor, recommend smelling in a 0.01% solution or less
General Description
Hexyl isothiocyanate (
n-hexyl isothiocyanate) is an isothiocyanate derivative. It has been identified as one of the components present in the oil extracted from the Cruciferae family. On heating the mixture of
n-hexyl isothiocyanate and
m-chlorophenyl isothiocyanate in the temperature range of 190-230°C,
n-hexyl isocyanate is obtained.
