• RuBisCO@slrpnk.net
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    9 months ago

    Rotten fish/eggs, skunky, very strong, and it lingers. Even the smallest amount will clear a room.

    Found this.

    And this.

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      9 months ago

      I’d seen that first link already but the second link got it, thank you! For those that don’t want to click:

      beta-Mercaptoethanol: rather similar to ethanethiol, but the extra OH group gives it some real staying power. Sort of the “sun and sport” version of the parent compound.

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      Ethanethiol: the prototype of the class. All the basic sulfur-stink notes - skunky and intestinal. Very volatile, too, which really gives it a quick wallop, but at least it doesn’t stay around forever.

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      9 months ago

      Can confirm. I use it under the chemical hood with gloves on, and even if I use just a few microliters I can still smell it on my fingers hours later