Bain Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 From 12-down in today's NYT crossword--"Compound added to natural gas to give it an odor." I didn't know the word, but got it from the crosses. Answer: Thiol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 real question is from what plant is this chemical derived? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Clueless . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I did an inspection a few years ago for a guy that had that job. He told me that he was a chemist and his job was to make sure there was a smell in natural gas. I told him that I do that all the time but don't get paid for the task [:-crazy]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Mercaptan doesn't fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thiol Functional group. In organic chemistry, a thiol is a compound that contains the functional group composed of a sulfur atom and a hydrogen atom (-SH). Being the sulfur analogue of an alcohol group (-OH), this functional group is referred to either as a thiol group or a sulfhydryl group. More traditionally, thiols are often referred to as mercaptans. Ain't google wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Talking about sulphuric smells (and trivia)...did you know that only about half the population gets smelly pee after eating asparagus? And then there are some others that lack the gene to smell it even if it is stinky. Studies don't yet appear to be conclusive if anyone wants to apply for a grant! http://www.wisegeek.com/why-does-aspara ... -funny.htm I wonder if there are some people with an otherwise normal sense of smell that couldn't detect a gas leak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted June 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Yep, I'd heard about mercaptan before, but not thiol. I think the plant Les was referring to is a grapefruit tree. Umm, 'course a tree isn't a plant, so then again, maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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