SHEET /m/allyl-isothiocyanate · PubChem CID 5971 · CAS 57-06-7 · REV 2026.07
Allyl isothiocyanate from source
C4H5NS · 99.16 g/mol
3-isothiocyanatoprop-1-ene · AITC · Redskin · Allylsenfoel
What is Allyl isothiocyanate?
The sinus-clearing sting of mustard, horseradish, and wasabi. from source
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
C=CCN=C=S
Where you'll find it
Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.
The dose makes the poison inferred
A reported rat oral LD50 for Allyl isothiocyanate is 112 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:
“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
112 mg/kg · moderately toxic · LD50 rat oral from source
The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.
4 more reported values
- 339 mg/kgLD50 · oral · rat
- 12 mg/kgLD50 · iv · rabbit
- 80 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
- 92 mg/kgLD50 · other · rat
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