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Sigma-Aldrich

Dimethyl sulfide

puriss., ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

DMS, Methyl sulfide

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2S
CAS Number:
75-18-3
Molecular Weight:
62.13
Beilstein:
1696847
EC Number:
200-846-2
MDL number:
MFCD00008562
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
329756126

vapor density

2.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

26.24 psi ( 55 °C)
7.79 psi ( 20 °C)

grade

puriss.

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

402 °F

expl. lim.

19.7 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.435 (lit.)
n20/D 1.435

bp

38 °C (lit.)

mp

−98 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 7.28 g/L at 20 °C

density

0.846 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CSC

InChI

1S/C2H6S/c1-3-2/h1-2H3

InChI key

QMMFVYPAHWMCMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Pictograms

Flame
GHS02

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

-32.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-36 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Special flammables
Hazardous rank I

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JAN Code

41624-500ML:
41624-BULK:
41624-100ML:
41624-VAR:
41624-10ML:

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BCBH7492V
BCBF6679V
BCBD8478V

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Nguyen BC, et al.
Marine Chemistry, 133-141 (1988)
B P Lomans et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 65(8), 3641-3650 (1999-07-31)
A newly isolated methanogen, strain DMS1(T), is the first obligately anaerobic archaeon which was directly enriched and isolated from a freshwater sediment in defined minimal medium containing dimethyl sulfide (DMS) as the sole carbon and energy source. The use of
Sheree Yau et al.
The ISME journal, 7(10), 1944-1961 (2013-04-27)
Organic Lake is a shallow, marine-derived hypersaline lake in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica that has the highest reported concentration of dimethylsulfide (DMS) in a natural body of water. To determine the composition and functional potential of the microbial community and
Hayley E Arnold et al.
Global change biology, 19(4), 1007-1016 (2013-03-19)
The production of the marine trace gas dimethyl sulfide (DMS) provides 90% of the marine biogenic sulfur in the atmosphere where it affects cloud formation and climate. The effects of increasing anthropogenic CO2 and the resulting warming and ocean acidification
K S Carslaw et al.
Nature, 503(7474), 67-71 (2013-11-10)
The effect of anthropogenic aerosols on cloud droplet concentrations and radiative properties is the source of one of the largest uncertainties in the radiative forcing of climate over the industrial period. This uncertainty affects our ability to estimate how sensitive
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