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
• Chemical structure:
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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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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₂H₅OS^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₅OS^- + H⁺ = C₂H₆OS

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (NO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₅NO₂^- +  = (C₆H₅NO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₅NO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₅NO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

C₇H₇NO₃^- +  = (C₇H₇NO₃^- • )

By formula: C₇H₇NO₃^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₇H₇NO₃^- • C₂H₆OS)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + C₂H₆OS = (Br^- • C₂H₆OS)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + C₂H₆OS = (I^- • C₂H₆OS)

C₇H₄F₃NO₂^- +  = (C₇H₄F₃NO₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₄F₃NO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₇H₄F₃NO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₂H₆OS = (Cl^- • C₂H₆OS)

C₂H₇OS⁺ +  = (C₂H₇OS⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₇OS⁺ + C₂H₆OS = (C₂H₇OS⁺ • C₂H₆OS)

(C₂H₇OS⁺ • ) +  = (C₂H₇OS⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₇OS⁺ • C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (C₂H₇OS⁺ • 2C₂H₆OS)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (K⁺ • 4C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (K⁺ • 5C₂H₆OS)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (K⁺ • 5C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (K⁺ • 6C₂H₆OS)

C₆H₄FNO₂^- +  = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄FNO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₄FNO₂^- +  = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄FNO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₄ClNO₂^- +  = (C₆H₄ClNO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄ClNO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄ClNO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₄FNO₂^- +  = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄FNO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₄ClNO₂^- +  = (C₆H₄ClNO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄ClNO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄ClNO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₄ClNO₂^- +  = (C₆H₄ClNO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄ClNO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄ClNO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₄N₂O₄^- +  = (C₆H₄N₂O₄^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄N₂O₄^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄N₂O₄^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₄N₂O₄^- +  = (C₆H₄N₂O₄^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄N₂O₄^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄N₂O₄^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₄N₂O₄^- +  = (C₆H₄N₂O₄^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄N₂O₄^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄N₂O₄^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₇H₇NO₂^- +  = (C₇H₇NO₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₇NO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₇H₇NO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₆F₄O₂^- +  = (C₆F₄O₂^- • )

By formula: C₆F₄O₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆F₄O₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₆H₄O₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄O₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₇H₄N₂O₂^- +  = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₄N₂O₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: K⁺ + C₂H₆OS = (K⁺ • C₂H₆OS)

C₄H₂O₃^- +  = (C₄H₂O₃^- • )

By formula: C₄H₂O₃^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₄H₂O₃^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

C₇H₄N₂O₂^- +  = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₄N₂O₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

2 +  = 2

By formula: 2C₂H₆S + O₂ = 2C₂H₆OS

=  + 0.5

By formula: C₂H₆O₂S = C₂H₆OS + 0.5O₂

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (Cl^- • 2C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (Cl^- • 3C₂H₆OS)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (Cl^- • 3C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (Cl^- • 4C₂H₆OS)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (Cl^- • 4C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (Cl^- • 5C₂H₆OS)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (I^- • 2C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (I^- • 3C₂H₆OS)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (Br^- • 2C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (Br^- • 3C₂H₆OS)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Cl^- • C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (Cl^- • 2C₂H₆OS)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (I^- • C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (I^- • 2C₂H₆OS)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Br^- • C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (Br^- • 2C₂H₆OS)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₂H₆OS = (Na⁺ • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (K⁺ • 2C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (K⁺ • 3C₂H₆OS)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (K⁺ • 3C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (K⁺ • 4C₂H₆OS)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (K⁺ • C₂H₆OS) + C₂H₆OS = (K⁺ • 2C₂H₆OS)

C₇H₄N₂O₂^- +  = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₄N₂O₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

C₆H₄NO₃^- +  = (C₆H₄NO₃^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄NO₃^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄NO₃^- • C₂H₆OS)

C₆H₄NO₃^- +  = (C₆H₄NO₃^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄NO₃^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₆H₄NO₃^- • C₂H₆OS)

 +  = C₁₂H₁₂O₃S^-

By formula: C₁₀H₆O₂^- + C₂H₆OS = C₁₂H₁₂O₃S^-

F₆S^- +  = (F₆S^- • )

By formula: F₆S^- + C₂H₆OS = (F₆S^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₇F₁₄^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₇F₁₄^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₁₀H₆O₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (C₁₀H₆O₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman

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Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₂H₅OS^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₅OS^- + H⁺ = C₂H₆OS

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  EA	Electron affinity
  T	Temperature
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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