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dimethyl sulfoxide

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dimethyl sulfoxide

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Also known as Syntexan, DMSO, S(O)Me2, (CH3)2SO, Dimethyli sulfoxidum, SQ-9453, Rimso-50, Rimso 50

organosulfur chemical compound used as a solvent

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Dimethyl sulfoxide is a chemical compound with the formula C₂H₆OS. Its IUPAC name is methylsulfinylmethane. The substance has a mass of 78.014 and a density of 1.1004. It melts at 18.52 and boils at 189. The electric dipole moment is 3.96, while the pKa is 35.1. Dynamic viscosity measures 0.001996, and the ionization energy is 9.01.

In terms of molecular properties, dimethyl sulfoxide has an xlogp of -0.6 and a topological polar surface area of 36.3. It contains zero hydrogen bond donors and two hydrogen bond acceptors, with a charge of 0. The canonical SMILES representation is CS(=O)C.

The compound is referenced by 678 other encyclopedia articles. Additionally, there are 28218 entries associated with it in the PubMed database.

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Chemical data

Formula
C2H6OS
Molecular weight
78.14 g/mol
IUPAC name
methylsulfinylmethane
SMILES
CS(=O)C
InChIKey
IAZDPXIOMUYVGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-0.6
Polar surface area
36.3 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Research

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Encyclopedic overview

A sample of dimethyl sulfoxide

Names

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