octasulfur

most common allotrope of sulfur
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q7076759
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octasulfur

Summary

octasulfur is a type of chemical entity[1]. octasulfur ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • octasulfur's image is recorded as Gfp-crystalized-sulfur.jpg[3].
  • octasulfur's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • octasulfur's chemical structure is recorded as Molecular Sulfur (S8) V.1.svg[5].
  • octasulfur's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 10544-50-0[6].
  • octasulfur's canonical SMILES is recorded as S1SSSSSSS1[7].
  • octasulfur's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/S8/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1[8].
  • octasulfur's InChIKey is recorded as JLQNHALFVCURHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N[9].
  • octasulfur's chemical formula is recorded as S₈[10].
  • octasulfur's subclass of is recorded as allotrope of sulphur[11].
  • octasulfur's subclass of is recorded as homocyclic compound[12].
  • octasulfur's subclass of is recorded as monocyclic compound[13].
  • octasulfur's Commons category is recorded as Octasulfur[14].
  • octasulfur's color is recorded as yellow[15].
  • octasulfur's has part is recorded as sulfur[16].
  • octasulfur's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1235452[17].
  • octasulfur's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gy1wgw[18].
  • octasulfur's UNII is recorded as 70FD1KFU70[19].
  • octasulfur's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 59726[20].
  • octasulfur's PubChem CID is recorded as 66348[21].
  • octasulfur's ChEBI ID is recorded as 29385[22].
  • octasulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces[23].
  • octasulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Ganoderma lucidum[24].
  • octasulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces verticillus[25].
  • octasulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces albulus[26].
  • octasulfur's DrugBank ID is recorded as DB09353[27].

Why It Matters

octasulfur ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2] octasulfur has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] octasulfur is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . CAS Common Chemistry. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ChEBI release 2021-03-01. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Volatiles Released by a Streptomyces Species Isolated from the North Sea. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Anti-allergic constituents in the culture medium of Ganoderma lucidum. (II). The inhibitory effect of cyclooctasulfur on histamine release. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Isolation of Myosin Light Chain Kinase Inhibitors from Microorganisms: Dehydroaltenusin, Altenusin, Atrovenetinone, and Cyclooctasulfur. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Isolation and identification of cyclooctasulfur, a fruiting-body inducing substance, produced by Streptomyces albulus TO 447.. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of allotrope of sulphur, homocyclic compound, monocyclic compound
    Has part(s) sulfur
    Mass {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+255.776568'}
    Instance of
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:آکٹا سلفر]]"
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