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sulfolane

Term ID
CHEBI:74794
Synonyms
  • (CH2)4SO2
  • 1,1-dioxidetetrahydrothiofuran
  • 1,1-dioxidetetrahydrothiophene
  • 1,1-dioxothiolan
  • 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrothiophene-1,1-dioxide
  • cyclic tetramethylene sulfone
  • cyclotetramethylene sulfone
  • dioxothiolan
  • sulfolan
  • tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide
  • tetrahydrothiophene 1-dioxide
  • tetramethylene sulfone
  • thiacyclopentane dioxide
  • thiolane-1,1-dioxide
  • thiophan sulfone
  • thiophane dioxide
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Definition
A member of the class of tetrahydrothiophenes that is tetrahydrothiophene in which the sulfur has been oxidised to give the corresponding sulfone. A colourless, high-boiling (285degreeC) liquid that is miscible with both water and hydrocarbons, it is used as an industrial solvent, particularly for the purification of hydrocarbon mixtures by liquid-vapour extraction.
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Ontology
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Resources
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Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from sulfolane
Phenotype where environments contain sulfolane
Phenotype modified by environments containing sulfolane
Phenotype affecting sulfolane
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