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One class of compounds I haven't seen mentioned yet are alkynes.
In organic synthesis classes we've had to synthesise a number of small alkynes and all of them were really awfull, with a very low smelling threshold.
Couldn't wash the smell of your hands or out of your clothes very well.
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Quote: Originally posted by phlogiston  | One class of compounds I haven't seen mentioned yet are alkynes.
In organic synthesis classes we've had to synthesise a number of small alkynes and all of them were really awfull, with a very low smelling threshold.
Couldn't wash the smell of your hands or out of your clothes very well. |
I remember the smell of phenylacetylene, but it's fresh-baked bread compared to phosphines.
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In undergrad I made quite a few batches of 3,5-dithiahepta-1,6-diyne. Basically https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,4-Dithiapentane but with ethynyl groups on the ends instead of methyl. It made the whole lab smell like weird
truffles. Years later I still don't like truffles very much.
I agree that phenylacetylene isn't bothersome.
[Edited on 2023-2-5 by Metacelsus]
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It's not the worst of the worst but after prolonged exposure to cumene (2-phenylpropane) I think it's one of my least favorite odors. During the
pandemic even small amounts would persist in my disposable masks and I would smell it all day. Makes me nauseous just thinking about it.
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I think the worst smelling chemical I ever smelled is the product of heating of MSG on aluminum foil.
It smells like things that were in a closed space for long, except it's much more pungent and also reminiscent of tobacco smoke.
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