allyl mercaptan

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a colorless liquid, C3H6S, having a strong, garlicky odor, used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.

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It has since been obtained, in a separate state, by the action of sodium upon iodide of allyl.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
"And butyl mercaptan; I'm quite aware of that," said the Doctor quickly, to continue the tradition of omniscience.
Skippy Bedelle|Owen Johnson
True, it smelled like an ancient Earth-animal called skunk—butyl mercaptan.
The Hate Disease|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
A similar but more energetic action is exerted by the ethyl and allyl derivatives; the iodyallyl derivatives are strong poisons.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

May not its synchronism with the waves of light in the present instance be the cause of its divorce from the allyl?
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall