Cyclopentanethiol belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alkylthiols. These organic compounds contain the thiol functional group linked to an alkyl chain. Cyclopentanethiol is an alliaceous, celery, and citrus-tasting compound.
Cyclopentanethiol has used as a food spice. It is a pharmaceutical intermediate.
From cyclopentyl bromide and potassium hydrosulfide; by treating cycloalkanone dimethyl dithioacetals with four equivalents
of an alkaline metal; from cyclopentyl naphthyl sulfide and an aluminosilicate catalyst.
ChEBI: Cyclopentanethiol is an alkanethiol.
Taste characteristics at 2 ppm: alliaceous, onion, garlic, horseradish, meat, egg, burned, vegetable, celery.
A human poison. A
flammable liquid. When heated to
decomposition it emits toxic vapors of SOx
