Diethyl sulfoxide

Diethyl sulfoxide[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(Ethanesulfinyl)ethane
Other names
DESO, diethyl sulphoxide, ethyl sulfoxide, 1,1'-sulfinylbisethane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.666
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H10OS/c1-3-6(5)4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3 Y
    Key: CCAFPWNGIUBUSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C4H10OS/c1-3-6(5)4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
    Key: CCAFPWNGIUBUSD-UHFFFAOYAI
  • O=S(CC)CC
Properties
C4H10OS
Molar mass 106.18 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).
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Infobox references

Diethyl sulfoxide is the organosulfur compound with the formula (C2H5)2SO. It is closely related to the more common dimethyl sulfoxide.

Diethyl sulfoxide prepared by oxidation of diethyl sulfide.[2]

References

  1. ^ MSDS for diethyl sulfoxide
  2. ^ 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.