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 Category:flavoring agents 
  
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information: 
  
Physical Properties: 
| Appearance: | amber clear liquid (est) |  
| Assay: |  99.00 to 100.00 
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed:  | No |  
| Specific Gravity: | 1.14000 to 1.15200 @  25.00 °C.
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| Pounds per Gallon - (est).:  |  9.486 to  9.586
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| Refractive Index: | 1.54800 to 1.56800 @  20.00 °C.
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| Boiling Point: |  110.00 to  111.00 °C. @    1.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.001000 mmHg @  25.00 °C. (est) |  
| Flash Point: | > 212.00 °F. TCC ( > 100.00 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): |   4.573 (est) |  
| Soluble in: |  
|   | alcohol |  |   | water, 0.7564 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |  
| Insoluble in: |  
|   | water |  
 
  
Organoleptic Properties: 
| Odor Description:at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. meaty |  
| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |  
 
  
Cosmetic Information: 
  
Suppliers: 
| Beijing Lys Chemicals |  
| bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-furyl)disulfide
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| BOC Sciences |  
| For experimental / research use only. |  
| 3,3'-Dithiobis[2,5-dimethylfuran]
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| Carbosynth |  
| For experimental / research use only. |  
| 3,3'-Dithiobis(2,5-dimethylfUran)
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| DeLong Chemicals America |  
| Bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-furyl)disulfide, Kosher
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| Penta International |  
| bis(2,5-DIMETHYL-3-FURYL)DISULFIDE NATURAL 5% IN ETHYL ALCOHOL
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| Penta International |  
| bis(2,5-DIMETHYL-3-FURYL)DISULFIDE
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| Tengzhou Jitian Aroma Chemiclal |  
| bis(2,5-Dimethyl-3-furyl)disulfide
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| Tianjin Danjun International |  
| 3,3'-dithiobis[2,5-dimethylfuran]
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| WholeChem |  
| Bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-furyl)disulfide
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| Chemical Sources Association |  
| Need This Item for Flavor/Food?: You can contact the Chemical Sources Association |  
 
  
Safety Information: 
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| Hazards identification |  
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|  Classification of the substance or mixture |  
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |  
| None found. |  
|  GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |  
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| Pictogram |  |  
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| Hazard statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Precautionary statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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| Dermal Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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| Inhalation Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information: 
| Category:  |  | flavoring agents |  
| Recommendation for bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-furyl) disulfide usage levels up to:  |  |   | not for fragrance use.
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| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU):  | 0.012 (μg/capita/day) |  
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA):  | 0.70 (μg/capita/day) |  
| NOEL (No Observed Effect Level):  | 0.45 (mg/kg bw per day) |  
| Structure Class:  | III |  
| Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). |  
| The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library |  
| publication number: 10 |  
| Click here to view publication 10 |  
|   | average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |  
| baked goods:  | - | 0.10000 |  
| beverages(nonalcoholic):  | - | - |  
| beverages(alcoholic):  | - | - |  
| breakfast cereal:  | - | - |  
| cheese:  | - | - |  
| chewing gum:  | - | - |  
| condiments / relishes:  | - | - |  
| confectionery froastings:  | - | - |  
| egg products:  | - | - |  
| fats / oils:  | - | - |  
| fish products:  | - | - |  
| frozen dairy:  | - | - |  
| fruit ices:  | - | - |  
| gelatins / puddings:  | - | - |  
| granulated sugar:  | - | - |  
| gravies:  | - | 0.10000 |  
| hard candy:  | - | - |  
| imitation dairy:  | - | - |  
| instant coffee / tea:  | - | - |  
| jams / jellies:  | - | - |  
| meat products:  | - | 0.10000 |  
| milk products:  | - | - |  
| nut products:  | - | - |  
| other grains:  | - | - |  
| poultry:  | - | - |  
| processed fruits:  | - | - |  
| processed vegetables:  | - | - |  
| reconstituted vegetables:  | - | - |  
| seasonings / flavors:  | - | - |  
| snack foods:  | - | - |  
| soft candy:  | - | - |  
| soups:  | - | 0.10000 |  
| sugar substitutes:  | - | - |  
| sweet sauces:  | - | - |  
 
  
Safety References: 
European Food Safety Athority(EFSA):Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies...
 
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s):
 
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Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 13 (FGE.13); Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 View page or View pdf
 
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 13Rev1: Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 View page or View pdf
 
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Consideration of sulfur-substituted furan derivatives used as flavouring agents evaluated by JECFA (59th meeting) structurally related to a subgroup of substances within the group of “Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14” evaluated by EFSA in FGE.13Rev1 (2009) View page or View pdf
 
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Flavouring Group Evaluation 67 (FGE.67): Consideration of 40 furan-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and related esters, sulfides, disulfides and ethers evaluated by JECFA at the 65th meeting (JECFA, 2006b) and re-evaluated at the 69th meeting (JECFA, 2009c) View page or View pdf
 
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 13, Revision 2 (FGE.13Rev2): Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 View page or View pdf
 
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 67, Revision 1 (FGE.67Rev.1): Consideration of 40 furan-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and related esters, sulfides, disulfides and ethers evaluated by JECFA at the 65th meeting (JECFA, 2006b) and re-evaluated at the 69th meeting (JECFA, 2009c) View page or View pdf
 
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 65, Revision 1 (FGE.65Rev1): Consideration of sulfur-substituted furan derivatives used as flavouring agents evaluated by JECFA (59th meeting) structurally related to a subgroup of substances within the group of ‘Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14’ evaluated by EFSA in FGE.13Rev2 (2011) View page or View pdf
 
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 13 Revision 3 (FGE.13Rev3): furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 View page or View pdf
 
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| Toxicology Citations:Search |  
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):28588-73-0 |  
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |  
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |  
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :642117 |  
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |  
| 3-(2,5-dimethylfuran-3-yl)disulfanyl-2,5-dimethylfuran |  
| Chemidplus:0028588730 |  
 
  
References: 
  
Other Information: 
  
Potential Blenders and core components  note 
| For Odor |  
| alliaceous |  
dimethyl trisulfide FL/FR |  
| burnt |  
rum ether FL/FR |  
| coffee |  
2- methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine FL/FR |  
| earthy |  
nutty pyrazine FL/FR |  
| fermented |  
ethyl crotonate FL/FR |  
| fruity |  
tropical thiazole FL/FR |  
tropical trithiane FL/FR |  
| green |  
2- heptyl furan FL/FR |  
(E,Z)-2,6- nonadienal FL/FR |  
| meaty |  
meaty dithiane FL/FR |  
4- methyl nonanoic acid FL/FR |  
sulfurol FL/FR |  
sulfuryl acetate FL/FR |  
| moldy |  
strawberry furanone methyl ether FL/FR |  
| musty |  
hazelnut pyrazine FL/FR |  
| nutty |  
2- ethyl-4-methyl thiazole FL/FR |  
2- methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine FL/FR |  
| phenolic |  
2,3- dimethyl benzofuran FL/FR |  
ortho- guaiacol FL/FR |  
4- vinyl phenol FL/FR |  
| smoky |  
pyroligneous acids FL/FR |  
| sulfurous |  
benzothiazole FL/FR |  
ethyl 2-mercaptopropionate FL/FR |  
ethyl 3-mercaptopropionate FL/FR |  
fish thiol FL/FR |  
2- mercaptopropionic acid FL/FR |  
4- methyl 4-mercaptopentan-2-one 1% solution FL/FR |  
2-( methyl thio) phenol FL/FR |  
1- phenethyl mercaptan FL/FR |  
| tobacco |  
methyl benzoxole FL/FR |  
| For Flavor |  
| No flavor group found for these |  
                                 
4- acetyl-2-methyl pyrimidine FL |  
amyl mercaptan FL |  
1,2- butane dithiol FL |  
2-(2- butyl)-4,5-dimethyl-3-thiazoline FL |  
2,5- diethyl thiazole FL |  
dihydro-2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5(4H)-dithiazine FL |  
dimethyl tetrasulfide FL |  
2,6- dimethyl-3-((2-methyl-3-furyl)thio)-4-heptanone FL |  
(Z+E)-2,5- dimethyl-3-tetrahydrofuran thiol FL |  
(Z+E)-2,5- dimethyl-3-thioacetoxytetrahydrofuran FL |  
2,5- dimethyl-3-thiofuroyl furan FL |  
S- ethyl 2-acetyl aminoethane thioate FL |  
ethyl 3-mercaptopropionate FL/FR |  
2- ethyl-3-methyl thiopyrazine FL |  
(Z+E)-5- ethyl-4-methyl-2-(2-butyl) thiazoline FL |  
(Z+E)-5- ethyl-4-methyl-2-(2-methyl propyl) thiazoline FL |  
2- hexyl thiophene FL |  
1-(3- hydroxy-5-methyl-2-thienyl) ethanone FL |  
4- mercapto-3-methyl-2-butanol FL |  
4- methyl 4-mercaptopentan-2-one 1% solution FL/FR |  
methyl dihydrofuran thiol FL |  
2- methyl thiazolidine FL |  
2- methyl-1-butane thiol FL |  
4- methyl-2-(methyl thiomethyl)-2-hexenal FL |  
2- methyl-2-thiazoline FL |  
2- methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine FL/FR |  
2- methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine FL/FR |  
3-((2- methyl-3-furyl)thio)-4-heptanone FL |  
4-((2- methyl-3-furyl)thio)-5-nonanone FL |  
1,9- nonane dithiol FL |  
1- phenethyl mercaptan FL/FR |  
iso propyl disulfide FL |  
thiazole FL |  
3- thienyl mercaptan FL |  
thioacetic acid FL |  
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3,5- diisopropyl-1,2,4-trithiolane FL |  
3,5- dimethyl-1,2,4-trithiolane FL |  
3,7- dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl cyclopropyl carboxamide FL |  
2,4- dimethyl-3-oxazoline FL |  
4- mercapto-2-pentanone 1% in acetoin FL |  
2- methyl-1-methyl thio-2-butene FL |  
pyrrolidino-(1,2E)-4H-2,4-dimethyl-1,3,5-dithiazine FL |  
1-(2- thienyl) butanone FL |  
| alliaceous |  
| alliaceous |  
allyl disulfide FL |  
1,3- butane dithiol FL |  
cyclopentyl mercaptan FL |  
dimethyl trisulfide FL/FR |  
3- mercapto-2-pentanone FL |  
tropical thiazole FL/FR |  
| burnt |  
bacon dithiazine FL |  
1,6- hexane dithiol FL |  
rum ether FL/FR |  
| chemical |  
2,3- dimethyl benzofuran FL/FR |  
2,5- dimethyl furan FL |  
| coffee |  
2- ethyl-4-methyl thiazole FL/FR |  
| earthy |  
1,8- octane dithiol FL |  
| eggy |  
iso propyl mercaptan FL |  
| fatty |  
2- heptyl furan FL/FR |  
4- methyl nonanoic acid FL/FR |  
2- pentyl thiophene FL |  
| fruity |  
tropical trithiane FL/FR |  
| green |  
4- methyl thiazole FL |  
(E,Z)-2,6- nonadienal FL/FR |  
4- penten-1-yl acetate FL |  
| meaty |  
4- allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol FL |  
benzothiazole FL/FR |  
2,6- dimethyl thiophenol FL |  
2,5- dimethyl-3-furan thiol FL |  
1,1- ethane dithiol 1% in ethanol 94.5% / ethyl acetate 4% FL |  
furfuryl 2-methyl-3-furyl disulfide FL |  
meaty dithiane FL/FR |  
3- mercapto-2-butanone FL |  
2- mercaptomethyl pyrazine FL |  
2- mercaptopropionic acid FL/FR |  
2- methyl 3-(methyl thio) furan FL |  
2-( methyl thio) phenol FL/FR |  
methyl thiofuryl butanal FL |  
12- methyl tridecanal FL |  
bis(2- methyl-3-furyl) disulfide FL |  
S-(2- methyl-3-furyl) ethane thioate FL |  
2- methyl-3-tetrahydrofuran thiol FL |  
2- methyl-3-thioacetoxytetrahydrofuran FL |  
phenyl mercaptan FL |  
propyl 2-mercaptopropionate FL |  
pyrazinyl ethane thiol FL |  
2- pyridinyl methane thiol FL |  
sulfurol FL/FR |  
sulfuryl acetate FL/FR |  
thialdine FL |  
ortho- thiocresol FL |  
ortho- thioguaiacol FL |  
| metallic |  
2,5- dihydroxy-1,4-dithiane FL |  
| moldy |  
strawberry furanone methyl ether FL/FR |  
| musty |  
hazelnut pyrazine FL/FR |  
| nutty |  
3- acetyl-2,5-dimethyl thiophene FL |  
2- acetyl-4-methyl thiazole FL |  
3,5- diethyl-2-methyl pyrazine FL |  
2,5- diethyl-3-methyl pyrazine FL |  
methyl benzoxole FL/FR |  
nutty pyrazine FL/FR |  
nutty thiazole FL |  
| onion |  
ethyl 2-mercaptopropionate FL/FR |  
furfuryl isopropyl sulfide FL |  
| phenolic |  
2- ethyl benzene thiol FL |  
4- vinyl phenol FL/FR |  
| popcorn |  
2- propionyl-2-thiazoline FL |  
| radish |  
3-( methyl thio) propyl mercaptoacetate FL |  
| rummy |  
ethyl crotonate FL/FR |  
| smoky |  
prosopis juliflora wood extract FL |  
pyroligneous acids FL/FR |  
| sulfurous |  
2,3- butane dithiol FL |  
ethyl methyl sulfide FL |  
S- ethyl thioacetate FL |  
fish thiol FL/FR |  
methyl 2-methyl-3-furyl disulfide FL |  
3- methyl-2-butane thiol FL |  
2- naphthyl mercaptan FL |  
roasted butanol FL |  
| vegetable |  
tyramine FL |  
| wasabi |  
2-( methyl thio) ethyl acetate FL |  
| woody |  
ortho- guaiacol FL/FR |  
| yeasty |  
faex extracts FL |  
 
  
Potential Uses: 
  
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note 
  
Synonyms: 
| 3-((2,5- | dimethyl-3-furyl)disulfanyl)-2,5-dimethyl furan |  | bis(2,5- | dimethyl-3-furyl)disulfide |  | bis(2,5- | dimethyl-3-furyl)disulfide natural 5% in ethyl alcohol |  | 3-(2,5- | dimethylfuran-3-yl)disulfanyl-2,5-dimethylfuran |  | 3,3'- | disulfanediylbis(2,5-dimethylfuran) |  | 3,3,1- | dithiobis(2,5-dimethyl furan) |  | 3,3'- | dithiobis(2,5-dimethyl furan) |  | 3,3,1- | dithiobis(2,5-dimethylfuran) |  | 3,3'- | dithiobis(2,5-dimethylfuran) |  | 3,3'- | dithiobis[2,5-dimethylfuran] |  |   | furan, 3,3'-dithiobis[2,5-dimethyl]- |  
 
  
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