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![]() A sample of dimethyl sulfoxide
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Preferred IUPAC name
(Methanesulfinyl)methane | |||
Systematic IUPAC name
(Methanesulfinyl)methane (substitutive) Dimethyl(oxido)sulfur (additive) | |||
Other names
Methylsulfinylmethane
Methyl sulfoxide (2:1), Dermasorb[1] | |||
Identifiers | |||
3D model (JSmol)
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Abbreviations | DMSO, Me2SO | ||
506008 | |||
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DrugBank | |||
ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.604 | ||
EC Number |
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1556 | |||
KEGG | |||
MeSH | Dimethyl+sulfoxide | ||
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Properties | |||
(CH3)2SO | |||
Molar mass | 78.13 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | Colourless liquid | ||
Density | 1.1004 g⋅cm−3 | ||
Melting point | 19 °C (66 °F; 292 K) | ||
Boiling point | 189 °C (372 °F; 462 K) | ||
Miscible | |||
Solubility in Diethyl ether | Not soluble | ||
Vapor pressure | 0.556 millibars or 0.0556 kPa at 20 °C[2] | ||
Acidity (pKa) | 35[3] | ||
Refractive index (nD)
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1.479 εr = 48 | ||
Viscosity | 1.996 cP at 20 °C | ||
Structure | |||
Cs | |||
Trigonal pyramidal | |||
3.96 D | |||
Pharmacology | |||
G04BX13 (WHO) M02AX03 (WHO) | |||
Hazards | |||
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Main hazards
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Irritant | ||
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
Flash point | 89 °C (192 °F; 362 K) | ||
Safety data sheet (SDS) | Oxford MSDS | ||
Related compounds | |||
Related sulfoxides
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Diethyl sulfoxide | ||
Related compounds
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Supplementary data page | |||
Dimethyl sulfoxide (data page) | |||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is an organosulfur compound with the formula (CH3)2S=O. This colorless liquid is the sulfoxide most widely used commercially. It is an important polar aprotic solvent that dissolves both polar and nonpolar compounds and is miscible in a wide range of organic solvents as well as water. It has a relatively high boiling point. DMSO is metabolised to compounds that leave a garlic-like taste in the mouth after DMSO is absorbed by skin.[5]
In terms of chemical structure, the molecule has idealized Cs symmetry. It has a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry consistent with other three-coordinate S(IV) compounds,[6] with a nonbonded electron pair on the approximately tetrahedral sulfur atom.