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1-Dodecanethiol

CAS 112-55-0

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

1322-36-7 · 30237-11-7 · 859759-62-9 · 2022216-73-3

1-Dodecanethiol chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

1-Dodecanethiol in plain language

What it is

Also known as Dodecyl mercaptan · 1-DODECYLTHIOL · Dodecane-1-thiol · N-dodecyl mercaptan · N-dodecylmercaptan · N-lauryl mercaptan

Show all 22 names

1-DODECANTHIOL · 1-Dodecyl mercaptan · 1-Mercaptododecane · Dodecane, 1-MERCAPTO · Dodecan-1-thiol · Dodecanthiol · Dodecylmercaptan · Lauryl mercaptan · Lauryl mercaptide · M-Dodecyl mercaptan · M-Lauryl mercaptan · NCI-C60935 · Pennfloat M · Pennfloat S · Thiokalcol 20 · n-Dodecanethiol

What it does

Used in consumer products as a flavouring.

  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 1-Dodecanethiol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Unknown or Indeterminate, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Plasticizer, Flavouring and nutrient.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Unknown or Indeterminate, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Plasticizer, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 1-Dodecanethiol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • GlutenContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 1-Dodecanethiol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

5

Named organisations

3

Laboratory suppliesUnknown or IndeterminateCleaning and safety

Typical roles

Flavouring
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