Dimethyl sulfone

• Formula: C₂H₆O₂S
• Molecular weight: 94.133
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H6O2S/c1-5(2,3)4/h1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HHVIBTZHLRERCL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 67-71-0
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• Other names: Methane, sulfonylbis-; MSM; Methyl sulfone; Methylsulfonylmethane; Sulfone, dimethyl-; DMSO2; Sulphonylbismethane; Dimethyl sulphone; Sulfonylbismethane; Methane, 1,1'-sulfonylbis-; NSC 63345; 54841-73-5
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References

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Lee, 1986
Lee, F.-M., Use of Organic Sulfones as the Extractive Distillation SOlvent for Aromatic Recovery, Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev., 1986, 25, 949-57. [all data]

Olah and Gupta, 1983
Olah, G.A.; Gupta, B.G.B., Onium Ions 27. Oxidation of Sulfoxides to Sulfones with Nitronium Salts, J. Org. Chem., 1983, 48, 3585-7. [all data]

Boehme and Sitorus, 1972
Boehme, V.H.; Sitorus, U., Oxidation of Thioethers to Sulfones with Hydrogen Peroxide in Alkaline Solution, Chem.-Ztg., 1972, 96, 37-8. [all data]

Hall and Robinson, 1964
Hall, S.K.; Robinson, E.A., The Sulphuric Acid Solvent System. Part VI. The Basicities of Compounds Containing Sulphur-Oxyten Bonds, Can. J. Chem., 1964, 42, 1113-22. [all data]

Busfield, Ivin, et al., 1961
Busfield, W.K.; Ivin, K.J.; Mackle, H.; O'Hare, P.A.G., Studies in the thermochemistry of sulphones. Part 3.?Fusion and vaporization heats of sulphones of the type RSO2CH3, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1961, 57, 1058, https://doi.org/10.1039/tf9615701058 . [all data]

Busfield, Mackle, et al., 1961
Busfield, W.K.; Mackle, H.; O'Hare, P.A.G., Studies in the thermochemistry of sulphones. Part 2.- The standard heats of formation of sulphones of the type RSO2CH3, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1961, 57, 1054. [all data]

Mcallan, Cullum, et al., 1951
Mcallan, D.T.; Cullum, T.V.; Dean, R.A.; Fidler, F.A., The Preparation and Properties of Sulfur Compounds Related to Petroleum I. The Dialkyl Sulfides and Disulfides, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 3627-32. [all data]

Douglas, 1946
Douglas, T.B., Heats of Formation of Liquid Methyl Sulfoxide and Crystalline Methyl Sulfone at 18 deg., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 1072. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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