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Sulfolane

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide, Tetramethylene sulfone

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

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technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

format

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neat

Quality Level

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200

Quality Level

100

grade

analytical standard

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grade

analytical standard

assay

≥99.8% (GC)

assay

99%

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

General description

Sulfolane is an aprotic polar solvent[1], used in the separation of aromatic hydrocarbons from aliphatic hydrocarbons.[2]
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.[3] It is also used as an industrial solvent for photographic chemicals, polymer, and petrochemical industries.[4]

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.
Sulfolane may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in groundwater samples using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique.[3]

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H302,H360FD

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

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

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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    Industrial Solvents Handbook, Revised And Expanded (2003)
    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)
    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
    D V Kosynkin et al.
    Organic letters, 3(7), 993-995 (2001-03-30)
    [reaction: see text]. Functionalized diazonium salts for molecular electronic devices are prepared by the reaction of the corresponding anilines with NOBF4 in sulfolane-acetonitrile solvent.
    Yu Huang et al.
    Analytical chemistry, 83(21), 8222-8229 (2011-09-20)
    Microfluidic chip-based hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) is a useful separation system for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) in compositional profiling of heparan sulfate (HS) oligosaccharides; however, ions observed using HILIC LC-MS are low in charge. Tandem MS of HS oligosaccharide ions
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