Anodyne| DMSO | |
|---|---|
| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
| Physical properties [] | |
|---|---|
| Molecular mass | 78.14 g/mol [1] |
| Density | 1.101 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink g/cm3 [1] |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid [1] |
| Odor | Slightly sulfurous odor [1] |
| Taste | Slightly bitter taste with sweet after-taste [1] |
| Melting point | 65.3 ° [1] |
| Boiling point | 372 ° [1] |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /sulfur oxides/. [1] |
| Solubility | greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) [1] |
| Predicted LogP | -0.6 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
|---|---|
| Molecular formula | C2H6OS [1] |
| IUPAC name | methylsulfinylmethane [1] |
| SMILES | CS(=O)C [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C2H6OS/c1-4(2)3/h1-2H3 [1] |
| InChIKey | IAZDPXIOMUYVGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1] |
| Toxicity [] | |
|---|---|
| TDLo | Human - female: - skin: 1800 mg/kg Human - male: - intravenous: 606 mg/kg |
| LDLo | Cat: - intravenous: 200 mg/kg Guinea pig: - oral: >11 gm/kg - intraperitoneal: >5500 mg/kg |
| LD50 | Rat: - oral: 14500 mg/kg - skin: 40 gm/kg - intraperitoneal: 8200 mg/kg - subcutaneous: 12 gm/kg - intravenous: 5360 mg/kg Mouse: - oral: 7920 mg/kg - skin: 50 gm/kg - intraperitoneal: 2500 mg/kg - subcutaneous: 14 gm/kg - intravenous: 3100 mg/kg Dog: - oral: >10 gm/kg - intravenous: 2500 mg/kg Mammal (species unspecified): - oral: 21400 mg/kg Bird - wild: - oral: 100 mg/kg Chicken: - oral: 12 gm/kg |
Dimethyl sulfoxide
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Dimethyl sulfoxide (also known as DMSO, Methylsulfinylmethane, Methyl sulfoxide, Dimethyl sulphoxide, Dimethylsulfoxide, Methane, sulfinylbis-, Demasorb, Demsodrox, Demavet or Domoso)
Chemistry
Stereochemistry []
Dimethyl sulfoxide is a achiral mixture
See also []
External links []
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (Wikipedia)
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (Wikidata)
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (DrugBank)
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (PubChem)
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (ChEMBL)
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (ChEBI)
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (Common Chemistry)
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (HMDB)
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (KEGG)
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (UNII)
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (EPA DSSTox)
References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 679, Dimethyl sulfoxide. Accessed September 12, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/679
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Dimethyl sulfoxide. UNII: YOW8V9698H. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed September 12, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/YOW8V9698H