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Experimental data for CH3SOCH3 (Dimethyl sulfoxide)

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Other names
Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Dimethyl Sulphoxide; DMSO; Domoso; Dromisol; Methane, sulfinylbis-; Methyl sulfoxide; Methylsulfinylmethane; Sulfinylbis[Methane]; (methylsulfinyl)methane;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2H6OS/c1-4(2)3/h1-2H3 IAZDPXIOMUYVGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N C[S](C)=O (methylsulfinyl)methane
State Conformation
1A' CS
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation -150.50 1.50 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   1.50 kJ mol-1 webbook
Entropy (298.15K) entropy     J K-1 mol-1  
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 A' 3010   1972Gei/Han:283      
2 A' 3010          
3 A' 2933          
4 A' 1419          
5 A' 1405          
6 A' 1304          
7 A' 1102          
8 A' 1016          
9 A' 1006          
10 A' 672          
11 A' 382          
12 A' 308          
13            
14 A" 3010          
15 A" 3010          
16 A" 2933          
17 A" 1455          
18 A" 1440          
19 A" 1319          
20 A" 953          
21 A" 933          
22 A" 695          
23 A" 333          
24            

vibrational zero-point energy: 16824.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3SOCH3 (Dimethyl sulfoxide).
Gas-phase IR spectra can be found in the NIST Chemistry Webbook here.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.23471 0.23052 0.14072 1969Fed/Dre:266

Calculated rotational constants for CH3SOCH3 (Dimethyl sulfoxide).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
629189.9amu3Å6   2.8810428203085E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Dimethyl sulfoxide

Point Group Cs


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rCS 1.799   1 3 1998Kuc
rSO 1.485   1 2 1998Kuc
rCH 1.054   3 7 1998Kuc
rCH 1.097   3 8 1998Kuc
rCH 1.093   3 5 1998Kuc
aCSC 96.6 3 1 4 1998Kuc
aCSO 106.5 2 1 3 1998Kuc
aHCS 108.3 1 3 7 1998Kuc
aHCS 108.2 1 3 8 1998Kuc
aHCS 109.6 1 3 5 1998Kuc
aHCH 113.6 7 3 8 1998Kuc
aHCH 106.6 5 3 7 1998Kuc
aHCH 110.6 5 3 8 1998Kuc

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.0000 0.1432 0.4202
O2 0.0000 1.4024 -0.3667
C3 1.3425 -0.8664 -0.2227
C4 -1.3425 -0.8664 -0.2227
H5 2.2553 -0.4311 0.0751
H6 -2.2553 -0.4311 0.0751
H7 1.3057 -1.8579 0.2349
H8 1.2255 -0.9383 -1.3113
H9 -1.3057 -1.8579 0.2349
H10 -1.2255 -0.9383 -1.3113

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  S1 O2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
S1   1.48491.79861.79862.35272.35272.39662.38112.39662.3811
O2 1.4849   2.64022.64022.93992.93993.56322.80593.56322.8059
C3 1.79862.6402   2.68501.05423.63631.09261.09722.86452.7901
C4 1.79862.64022.6850   3.63631.05422.86452.79011.09261.0972
H5 2.35272.93991.05423.6363   4.51061.72131.80003.83953.7809
H6 2.35272.93993.63631.05424.5106   3.83953.78091.72131.8000
H7 2.39663.56321.09262.86451.72133.8395   1.80082.61143.1054
H8 2.38112.80591.09722.79011.80003.78091.8008   3.10542.4510
H9 2.39663.56322.86451.09263.83951.72132.61143.1054   1.8008
H10 2.38112.80592.79011.09723.78091.80003.10542.45101.8008  

Calculated geometries for CH3SOCH3 (Dimethyl sulfoxide).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 C3 H5 108.273 S1 C3 H7 109.544
S1 C3 H9 56.437 S1 C4 H6 108.273
S1 C4 H8 57.787 S1 C4 H10 108.169
O2 S1 C3 106.654 O2 S1 C4 106.654
C3 S1 C4 96.562 H5 C3 H7 106.592
H5 C3 H9 153.931 H6 C4 H8 156.603
H6 C4 H10 113.556 H7 C3 H9 65.661
H8 C4 H10 60.861

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 6
C-S 2
O=S 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
S1 O2
S1 C3
S1 C4
C3 H5
C3 H7
C3 H9
C4 H6
C4 H8
C4 H10
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
9.100   9.100   webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A' Cs True       3.960 NSRDS-NBS10 MW Cs 2 3
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for CH3SOCH3 (Dimethyl sulfoxide).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A' Cs True       Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH3SOCH3 (Dimethyl sulfoxide).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
7.969   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for CH3SOCH3 (Dimethyl sulfoxide).

References
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squib reference DOI
1969Fed/Dre:266 W Feder, H Dreizler, HD Rudolph, Vtypke "rs-Struktur von Dimeethylsulfoxid im Vergleich zur r0 Struktur" Z. Naturforsch 24a, 266-278, 1969 10.1515/zna-1969-0215 
1972Gei/Han:283 G Gieseler, G Hanschmann "Schwingungsverhalten von Dimethylsulfid, Dimethylsulfoxid, Dimethylsulfon und den Entsprechenden Perdeuterierten Verbindungen" J. Mol. Structure 11, 283, 1972 10.1016/0022-2860(72)80013-9
1998Gus/Rui:163 M Gussoni, R Rui, G Zerbi "Electronic and relaxation contribution to linear molecular polarizability. An analysis of the experimental values" J. Mol. Struct. 447 (1998) 163-215 10.1016/S0022-2860(97)00292-5
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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