Aroma ChemicalsulfurousTop note
Dimethyl Sulfide.
Has an intensely pungent, sulfurous character with vegetable-like facets reminiscent of cooked cabbage, sweet corn, and raw onion that requires extreme dilution to become useful in perfumery
CAS Registry
75-18-3
Odor Strength
High
Pyramid
Top
IFRA Status
Unrestricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 23, No. 5, 49, (1998)“Sulfurous, dimethyl sulfide, creamy, tomato, fishy, scallop, berry fruity and vegetative nuances”
Luebke, William tgsc, (1998)“Sulfury onion sweet corn vegetable cabbage tomato green radish”
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use Dimethyl Sulfide — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Accent
8 formulas
Modulate
4 formulas
Common formula contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where Dimethyl Sulfide appears most often.
Complex Composition
8 formulas
