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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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Phase change data

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TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Individual Reactions

C₂H₅O₂S^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₅O₂S^- + H⁺ = C₂H₆O₂S

=  + 0.5

By formula: C₂H₆O₂S = C₂H₆OS + 0.5O₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₂H₆O₂S = (Li⁺ • C₂H₆O₂S)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₂H₅O₂S^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₅O₂S^- + H⁺ = C₂H₆O₂S

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₂H₆O₂S = (Li⁺ • C₂H₆O₂S)

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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