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TECHNICAL
BULLETIN
REACTION
SOLVENT
DIMETHYL
SULFOXIDE (DMSO)
H
3
C
S
CH
3
O
CAS
Name: Methane, sulfinylbis
CAS Registry Number: 67- 68- 5
Dimethyl
sulfoxide as manufactured by Gaylord Chemical, is a water-white almost odorless
liquid, boiling at
189°C. and melting at above 18.2° C. It is relatively stable and easy to recover,
miscible in all proportions with
water and most common organic solvents and has a low order of toxicity.
Gaylord
Chemical Company, L.L.C.
P.O.
Box 1209
Slidell,
LA 70459-1209
(985)
649-5464