Diethyl sulfoxide
Diethyl sulfoxide[ 1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Other names
DESO, diethyl sulphoxide, ethyl sulfoxide, 1,1'-sulfinylbisethane
Identifiers
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.666
UNII
InChI=1S/C4H10OS/c1-3-6(5)4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
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Y InChI=1/C4H10OS/c1-3-6(5)4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
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Properties
C 4 H 10 O S
Molar mass g·mol−1
Appearance
colorless viscous liquid
Density 1.066 g/cm3
Melting point 14 °C (57 °F; 287 K)
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
5650 mg/kg (oral, rat)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25
°C [77
°F], 100
kPa).
Chemical compound
Diethyl sulfoxide is the organosulfur compound with the formula (C2 H5 )2 SO . It is closely related to the more common dimethyl sulfoxide .
Diethyl sulfoxide prepared by oxidation of diethyl sulfide .[ 2]
References
↑ MSDS for diethyl sulfoxide↑ Rostami, Amin; Akradi, Jamal (2010). "A highly efficient, green, rapid, and chemoselective oxidation of sulfides using hydrogen peroxide and boric acid as the catalyst under solvent-free conditions". Tetrahedron Letters . 51 (27): 3501– 3503. doi :10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.04.103 .
