dimethyl sulfoxide

organosulfur chemical compound used as a solvent
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q407927
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dimethyl sulfoxide

Summary

dimethyl sulfoxide is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,781 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • dimethyl sulfoxide's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's canonical SMILES is recorded as CS(=O)C[4].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₆OS[5].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide is a type of sulfoxide[6].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide is part of dimethyl sulfoxide metabolic process[7].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide is part of response to dimethyl sulfoxide[8].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide is part of cellular response to dimethyl sulfoxide[9].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide is part of dimethylsulfoxide oxygenase activity[10].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide is used for polar aprotic solvent[11].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide is used for medication[12].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide is used for solvent[13].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's Commons category is recorded as Dimethyl sulfoxide[14].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide comprises sulfur[15].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide comprises carbon[16].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide comprises sulfinyl[17].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide comprises methyl[18].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's found in taxon is recorded as Manilkara zapota[19].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's found in taxon is recorded as Basella alba[20].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's found in taxon is recorded as Escherichia coli[21].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's found in taxon is recorded as Verrucosispora[22].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's pKa is recorded as {'amount': '+35.1'}[23].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's has characteristic is recorded as bitterness[24].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.1004'}[25].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+78.014'}[26].
  • dimethyl sulfoxide's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+18'}[27].

Why It Matters

dimethyl sulfoxide ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,781 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Volatile flavor components of sapodilla fruit (Achras sapota L). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Volatile flavor components of malabar-nightshade (Basella rubra L.). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . A comprehensive genome-scale reconstruction of Escherichia coli metabolism--2011.. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Proximicins F and G and Diproximicin A: Aminofurans from the Marine-Derived Verrucosispora sp. SCSIO 40062 by Overexpression of PPtase Genes. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . dx.doi.org. dx.doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BitterDB. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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