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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A colorless, foul-smelling liquid that is produced in kraft pulping black liquor. Dimethyl sulfide is used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=solvent solvent] for many mineral salts that are insoluble in water.
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A colorless, foul-smelling liquid that is produced in kraft pulping black liquor. Dimethyl sulfide is used as a [[solvent]] for many mineral salts that are insoluble in water.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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methyl sulfide; thiobismethane; 2-thiapropane; dimethyl monosulfide; dimethyl sulphide (Br.); dimethylsulfide; DMS; methyl sulphide (Br.); methyl thioether
 
methyl sulfide; thiobismethane; 2-thiapropane; dimethyl monosulfide; dimethyl sulphide (Br.); dimethylsulfide; DMS; methyl sulphide (Br.); methyl thioether
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|dimethyl sulfide.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
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== Risks ==
  
== Other Properties ==
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* Highly flammable, moderate explosion risk. Flash point = -37C (-35F) 
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* Evolves sulfur dioxide when heated. 
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* Contact is very irritating.  Inhalation and Ingestion may be harmful. 
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/23051.htm MSDS]
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
 
Soluble in ethanol and ether. Insoluble in water.
 
Soluble in ethanol and ether. Insoluble in water.
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
Highly flammable, moderate explosion risk. Flash point = -37C (-35F) 
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
 
Evolves sulfur dioxide when heated. 
 
 
 
Contact is very irritating.  Inhalation and Ingestion may be harmful. 
 
 
 
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/23051.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
 
 
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
  
 
* ''The Dictionary of Paper'', American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
 
* ''The Dictionary of Paper'', American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980

Latest revision as of 12:19, 21 July 2022

Description

A colorless, foul-smelling liquid that is produced in kraft pulping black liquor. Dimethyl sulfide is used as a Solvent for many mineral salts that are insoluble in water.

Synonyms and Related Terms

methyl sulfide; thiobismethane; 2-thiapropane; dimethyl monosulfide; dimethyl sulphide (Br.); dimethylsulfide; DMS; methyl sulphide (Br.); methyl thioether

Risks

  • Highly flammable, moderate explosion risk. Flash point = -37C (-35F)
  • Evolves sulfur dioxide when heated.
  • Contact is very irritating. Inhalation and Ingestion may be harmful.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in ethanol and ether. Insoluble in water.

Composition C2H6S
CAS 75-18-3
Melting Point -83 C
Density 0.846 g/ml
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 62.13
Boiling Point 36.2 C

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 6204