Smelliest Molecules
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Ethyl mercaptan (C2H5SH) and butyl seleno-mercaptan (C4H9SeH) have an odor reminiscent of a combination of rotting cabbage, garlic, onions, burnt toast and sewer gas. Ethyl mercaptan is added to odorless gas to act as a warning agent.
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