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Sigma-Aldrich

Dimethyl sulfate

puriss. p.a., ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Sulfuric acid dimethyl ester

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Linear Formula:
(CH3O)2SO2
CAS Number:
77-78-1
Molecular Weight:
126.13
Beilstein:
635994
EC Number:
201-058-1
MDL number:
MFCD00008416
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57650074
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

4.3 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

0.7 mmHg ( 25 °C)

grade

puriss. p.a.

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

923 °F

impurities

≤0.4% free acid (as H2SO4)

ign. residue

≤0.02%

refractive index

n20/D 1.386 (lit.)
n20/D 1.387

bp

188 °C (lit.)

mp

−32 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: 0.26 g/mL, clear, colorless
diethyl ether: 1.3 g/5mL, clear, colorless

density

1.333 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Ca: ≤5 mg/kg
Cd: ≤1 mg/kg
Co: ≤1 mg/kg
Cr: ≤1 mg/kg
Cu: ≤1 mg/kg
Fe: ≤1 mg/kg
K: ≤20 mg/kg
Mg: ≤1 mg/kg
Mn: ≤1 mg/kg
Na: ≤20 mg/kg
Ni: ≤1 mg/kg
Pb: ≤1 mg/kg
Zn: ≤1 mg/kg

SMILES string

COS(=O)(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C2H6O4S/c1-5-7(3,4)6-2/h1-2H3

InChI key

VAYGXNSJCAHWJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Dimethyl sulfate is the dimethyl ester of sulfuric acid. It undergoes hydrolysis to afford monomethyl sulfate. It is found as contaminant in fly ash and in airborne particulate matter generated during the coal combustion processes.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Dam. 1 - Muta. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

181.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

83 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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M L Lee et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 207(4427), 186-188 (1980-01-11)
Dimethyl sulfate and its hydrolysis product monomethyl sulfate have been found at concentrations as high as 830 parts per million in fly ash and in airborne particulate matter from coal combustion processes. This discovery poses a new environmental problem because
J D McGhee et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 76(5), 2133-2137 (1979-05-01)
We have measured the effect of the histones in the nucleosome core particle on methylation of purines in nucleosome DNA by dimethyl sulfate. By using 32P terminally labeled nucleosome cores, we have examined the pattern of strand cleavage at methylated
Ke-wei Zheng et al.
Nucleic acids research, 38(1), 327-338 (2009-10-28)
Large numbers of guanine-rich sequences with potential to form G-quadruplexes have been identified in genomes of various organisms. Such sequences are constrained at both ends by long DNA duplex with a complementary strand in close proximity to compete for duplex
Pasquale Moio et al.
Proteomics, 11(2), 249-260 (2011-01-05)
Protein footprinting is a new methodology that is based on probing, typically with the use of MS, of reactivity of different amino acid residues to a modifying reagent. Data thus obtained allow one to make inferences about protein conformations and
Agata Swiatkowska et al.
RNA (New York, N.Y.), 18(12), 2187-2200 (2012-10-25)
Pre-ribosomal particles undergo numerous structural changes during maturation, but their high complexity and short lifetimes make these changes very difficult to follow in vivo. In consequence, pre-ribosome structure and composition have largely been inferred from purified particles and analyzed in
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