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

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.

References

• CAS:126-33-0
• MetaCyc:CPD-3747
• PMID:11878596
• PMID:22219044
• PMID:22918536
• PMID:22936336
• PMID:3709502
• PMID:4071560
• Patent:US2360859
• Reaxys:107765
• Wikipedia:Sulfolane

Ontology

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Resources

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