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472301

Dimethyl sulfoxide

ACS reagent, ≥99.9%

Synonym(s):

DMSO

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2SO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
78.13
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-664-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506008
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.9%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Bp:
189 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
0.42 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

vapor density

2.7 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.42 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.9%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

573 °F

expl. lim.

42 %, 63 °F

dilution

(for analytical testing)

impurities

≤0.001 meq/g Titr. acid, ≤0.1% water

evapn. residue

≤0.01%

color

clear colorless

refractive index

n20/D 1.479 (lit.)

bp

189 °C (lit.)

mp

16-19 °C (lit.)

density

1.10 g/mL (lit.)

SMILES string

CS(C)=O

InChI

1S/C2H6OS/c1-4(2)3/h1-2H3

InChI key

IAZDPXIOMUYVGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Dimethyl sulfoxide is an organosulfur, commonly used as a polar solvent that can dissolve a wide range of polar and non-polar compounds. It is also utilized as a reaction reagent in several well-known processes, including swern oxidation, 2a pfitzner-moffatt oxidation, 2b, and the corey-chaykovsky reaction.
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Application

Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has been used:
  • in the preparation of ethyl 4-[18F]fluorobenzoate.
  • in the culture medium for 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay.
  • as a solvent in chemical synthesis.
  • to dissolve and prepare stock solutions of small molecules, drugs, and chemical compounds for various assays and experiments.

Other Notes

For information on dimethyl sulfoxide miscibility, please visit the following link:
Dimethyl Sulfoxide Miscibility/Immiscibility Table

Disclaimer

Supercools easily and remelts slowly at room temperature. Solidified product can be re-liquified by warming to room temperature without detriment to the product.


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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

188.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

87 °C - closed cup



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Shuang Hou et al.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, (52)(52), doi:10-doi:10 (2011-07-07)
Biomolecules, including peptides¹⁻⁹, proteins¹⁰⁻¹¹, and antibodies and their engineered fragments¹²⁻¹⁴, are gaining importance as both potential therapeutics and molecular imaging agents. Notably, when labeled with positron-emitting radioisotopes (e.g., Cu-64, Ga-68, or F-18), they can be used as probes for targeted
Dimethyl sulfoxide extraction method for the liquid chromatographic analysis of microencapsulated vitamin D3
Richard P J, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 45, 1784-1786 (1997)
The applications of dimethyl sulfoxide as reagent in organic synthesis
Xiao-Feng W, et al.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 358, 336-352 (2016)