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Dimethyl Sulfoxide

CHEBI:CHEBI_28262

Definition

A 2-carbon sulfoxide in which the sulfur atom has two methyl substituents.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C2H6OS
Molecular Mass
78.13444
Charge
0
SMILES
CS(C)=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H6OS/c1-4(2)3/h1-2H3
InChIKey
IAZDPXIOMUYVGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • (CH3)2SO
  • (methanesulfinyl)methane
  • dimethyl sulfoxide
  • dimethyl sulfoxide
  • Dimethyl sulfoxide
  • DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE
  • dimethyl sulfur oxide
  • dimethyl sulphoxide
  • dimethyli sulfoxidum
  • Dimethylsulfoxid
  • dimethylsulfoxyde
  • dimetil sulfoxido
  • dmso
  • DMSO
  • methylsulfinylmethane
  • S(O)Me2
  • sulfinylbis(methane)

Treatment Applications

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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  • Drug interactions may occur with other medications.

Additional Identifiers

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CHEBI:28262
DRON_00010000
3455
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:Dimethyl_sulfoxide

Additional References

Wikipedia:Dimethyl_sulfoxide

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