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It seems methanethiol is not the odorising component in natural gas. Methanethiol, CH_4S, is a putrid gas found in smelly cheese, poo, bad breath etc. "Most gas
by yesenadam 7y ago
It seems methanethiol is not the odorising component in natural gas. Methanethiol, CH_4S, is a putrid gas found in smelly cheese, poo, bad breath etc. "Most gas odorants utilized currently contain mixtures of mercaptans and sulfides, with t-butyl mercaptan as the main odor constituent in natural gas"[0]
T-butyl mercaptan (tert-butylthiol) is (CH_3)_3CSH.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tert-Butylthiol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tert-Butylthiol
- dredmorbius 7y agoI was indicating mercaptan, specifically. I thought the Methanethiol page was the relevant one at Wikipeida for it, though "mercaptan" itself redirects to "Thiol" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiol). I'm a shitty chemist. The broader point was about smells, sensitivity, oderising alarms, and a bit of safety history.