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Dimethyl sulfide

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
DMS, Methyl sulfide
Linear Formula:
(CH3)2S
CAS Number:
75-18-3
Molecular Weight:
62.13
Beilstein:
1696847
EC Number:
200-846-2
MDL number:
MFCD00008562
PubChem Substance ID:
329766870
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

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).

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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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

Regulatory Information

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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)
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
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
Roberto Sommariva et al.
Environmental science & technology, 46(19), 10429-10437 (2012-06-05)
We used a one-dimensional model to simulate the chemical evolution of air masses in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, with a focus on halogen chemistry. The model results were compared to the observations of inorganic halogen species made in this region.
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