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Dimethyl sulfide

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

DMS, Methyl sulfide

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3)2S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
62.13
Beilstein:
1696847
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

2.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

26.24 psi ( 55 °C)
7.79 psi ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥98.0% (GC)

autoignition temp.

402 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

19.7 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

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.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CSC

InChI

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

InChI key

QMMFVYPAHWMCMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Dimethyl sulfide is found to be the most abundant volatile thioether, which can find applications as a flavor enhancing agent in food. It can undergo oxidation in the process of malting and kilning, to yield dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).

Application

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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Pictograms

Flame

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

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


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Dimethyl sulfide in the surface ocean and the marine atmosphere: a global view
Andreae.OM and Raemdonck H
Science, 744-747 (1983)
Effect of l-Cysteine and Transition Metal Ions on Dimethyl Sulfide Oxidation
Baldus M, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 65(10), 2180-2188 (2017)
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
W A Gahl et al.
Pediatric research, 38(4), 579-584 (1995-10-01)
A 4-y-old boy with nephropathic cystinosis and gastrointestinal dysmotility of unknown etiology was treated with i.v. cysteamine over a period of 10 mo. Thirty minutes after a dose of 10 mg/kg cysteamine free base, the leukocyte cystine value had fallen
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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