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Sulfolane

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide, Tetramethylene sulfone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H8O2S
CAS Number:
126-33-0
Molecular Weight:
120.17
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329769680
EC Number:
204-783-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
107765
MDL number:
MFCD00005484
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

4.2 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.8% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.484 (lit.), n20/D 1.485

bp

104 °C/0.2 mmHg (lit.), 285 °C (lit.)

mp

20-26 °C (lit.)

density

1.261 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

O=S1(=O)CCCC1

InChI

1S/C4H8O2S/c5-7(6)3-1-2-4-7/h1-4H2

InChI key

HXJUTPCZVOIRIF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Sulfolane is an aprotic polar solvent, used in the separation of aromatic hydrocarbons from aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Sulfolane is widely used in combination with diisopropanolamine in the sulfinol process of removal of toxic levels of hydrogen sulfide and carbonyl sulfide from raw natural gas condensate. It is also used as an industrial solvent for photographic chemicals, polymer, and petrochemical industries.

Application

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Sulfolane may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in groundwater samples using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique.

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pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

signalword

Danger

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

350.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

177 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

target_organs

Immune system

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 2

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCF1409
BCCB2093
BCCB1714
BCBT4272
BCBR6548V

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Thermochemical conversion of cellulose in polar solvent (sulfolane) into levoglucosan and other low molecular-weight substances
Kawamoto.H, et al.
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 70, 303-313 (2003)
Industrial Solvents Handbook, Revised And Expanded (2003)
E A Greene et al.
Environmental technology, 22(6), 619-629 (2001-08-03)
Natural gas in western Canada can contain up to 35% H2S. The Sulfinol process for sour gas treatment makes use of sulfolane and an amine to remove H2S and other sour components from natural gas. Sulfolane has leached into groundwaters
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
88965-5ML-F04061836962739