FComEx: Dimethyl sulfone (PC000581)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-10-09 22:31:21 UTC

Update date

2017-01-19 02:36:28 UTC

FoodComEx ID

PC000581

FoodDB Record

FDB006725

Chemical Information

Name

Dimethyl sulfone

Description

Dimethyl sulfone (DMSO2), also known as sulfonylbismethane, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sulfones. Sulfones are compounds containing a sulfonyl group, with the general structure RS(=O)2R' (R,R' =alkyl, aryl). It occurs naturally in some primitive plants and is present in small amounts in many foods and beverages and it is marketed as a dietary supplement. This colorless solid features a sulfonyl functional group and is considered relatively inert chemically. Dimethyl sulfone reflects its close chemical relationship to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), which differs only in the oxidation state of the sulfur atom. Dimethyl sulfone is the primary metabolite of DMSO in humans, and it shares some of the properties of DMSO. Dimethyl sulfone is a metabolite occurring in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of normal humans. It derives from dietary sources, from intestinal bacterial metabolism and from human endogenous methanethiol metabolism (PMID: 15996001). It is sometimes used as a cutting agent for illicitly manufactured methamphetamine. Because of its polarity and thermal stability, Dimethyl sulfone is used industrially as a high-temperature solvent for both inorganic and organic substances. Dimethyl sulfone is also commonly found in the atmosphere above marine areas, where it is used as a carbon source by the airborne bacteria Afipia (PMID: 23359712).

CAS Number

67-71-0

Structure

MOL SDF 3D-SDF PDB SMILES InChI View 3D Structure

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
(Methylsulfonyl)methane	HMDB
Dimethyl sulfone	biospider
Dimethyl sulphone	biospider
Dimethylsulfone	biospider
DMSO2	manual
Lignisul msm	HMDB
Methane, 1,1'-sulfonylbis-	biospider
Methane, sulfonylbis-	biospider
Methyl sulfone	biospider
Methylsulfonyl methane	biospider
Methylsulfonylmethane	biospider
Methylsulphonylmethane	Generator
MSM	biospider
Opti msm	HMDB
Sulfone, dimethyl-	biospider
Sulfonylbis-methane	HMDB
Sulfonylbismethane	biospider
Sulfonyldimethane	biospider
Sulphonylbismethane	biospider

Chemical Formula

C2H6O2S

IUPAC name

methanesulfonylmethane

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C2H6O2S/c1-5(2,3)4/h1-2H3

InChI Key

HHVIBTZHLRERCL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

CS(C)(=O)=O

Average Molecular Weight

94.133

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

94.008850126

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sulfones. Sulfones are compounds containing a sulfonyl group( which as the general structure RS(=O)2R' (R,R' =alkyl, aryl)) attached to two carbon atoms.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organosulfur compounds

Class

Sulfonyls

Sub Class

Sulfones

Direct Parent

Sulfones

Alternative Parents

Substituents