Diallyl sulfide

Structural formula
General
Surname	Diallyl sulfide
Molecular formula	C 6 H 10 S
Brief description	colorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	209-775-1
ECHA InfoCard	100,008,888
PubChem	11617
ChemSpider	11128
Wikidata	Q11587666
properties
Molar mass	114.21 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.887 g cm −3 (25 ° C)
Melting point	−83 ° C
boiling point	138 ° C
solubility	practically insoluble in water, chloroform and diethyl ether ; soluble in ethanol and oils;
Refractive index	1.490 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution
H and P phrases	H: 226
	P: 210-370 + 378
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Diallyl sulfide is a sulfur-containing , unsaturated organic compound from the group of thioethers . In addition to the sulfide group, there are two C = C double bonds in the molecule .

Occurrence

Diallyl sulfide is found in garlic . It is also produced when allicin breaks down .

properties

Diallyl sulfide is a colorless liquid that smells like garlic and is practically insoluble in water. In animal experiments with rats and mice, it reduced the incidence of various types of cancer, such as colon cancer.

use

Diallyl sulfide is used as a flavoring agent.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f data sheet Allyl sulfide, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on October 13, 2019 ( PDF ).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Subash Chandra Gupta, Sahdeo Prasad, Bharat B. Aggarwal: Drug Discovery from Mother Nature . Springer, 2016, ISBN 978-3-319-41342-6 , pp. 129 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ Entry on diallyl sulfide in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .
↑ Bernhard Watzl, Claus Leitzmann: Bioactive substances in food . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-8304-5308-6 , p. 97 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Sigma-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f data sheet Allyl sulfide, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on October 13, 2019 ( PDF ).

[Subash_Chandra_Gupta,_Sahdeo_Prasad,_Bharat_B._Aggarwal-2] Subash Chandra Gupta, Sahdeo Prasad, Bharat B. Aggarwal: Drug Discovery from Mother Nature . Springer, 2016, ISBN 978-3-319-41342-6 , pp. 129 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Gestis-3] Entry on diallyl sulfide in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .

[Bernhard_Watzl,_Claus_Leitzmann-4] Bernhard Watzl, Claus Leitzmann: Bioactive substances in food . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-8304-5308-6 , p. 97 ( limited preview in Google Book search).