Dimethyl Sulfoxide

• Formula: C₂H₆OS
• Molecular weight: 78.133
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H6OS/c1-4(2)3/h1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IAZDPXIOMUYVGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 67-68-5
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• Isotopologues:
  • Dimethylsulfoxide-D6
• Other names: DMSO; Methane, sulfinylbis-; Methyl sulfoxide; Demsodrox; Dimexide; Dipirartril-tropico; Dolicur; Dromisol; Durasorb; DMS 70; DMS 90; Hyadur; Infiltrina; Somipront; Sulfinylbismethane; SQ 9453; Dimethyl sulphoxide; (CH3)2SO; A 10846; Deltan; Demasorb; Demavet; Demeso; Dermasorb; Doligur; Domoso; Gamasol 90; M 176; Methylsulfinylmethane; Rimso 50; Syntexan; NSC-763; Topsym; Dimethyl sulfur oxide; Herpid; Kemsol; Sclerosol; Sulfoxide, dimethyl; Methane, 1,1'-sulfinylbis-; DMSO (methyl sulfoxide); Sulphinylbis methane
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IR Spectrum

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• LIQUID (NEAT); BECKMAN IR-7 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution
• LIQUID (NEAT); PERKIN-ELMER 180; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10% IN CCl4 FOR 4000-1330 CM^-1, 10% IN CS2 FOR 1330-600 CM^-1); BECKMAN IR-7 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10.75% IN CCl4 FOR 3800-1300, 2.24% IN CS2 FOR 1300-620, AND 10.75% IN CCl4 FOR 620-250 CM^-1) VERSUS SOLVENT; Not specified, most likely a grating or hybrid spectrometer.; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Notes

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