Dimethyl sulfoxide

Dimethyl sulfoxide, also called DMSO, is an organic compound. It is the simplest sulfoxide, a type of chemical that has a sulfur atom between two carbon atoms and an oxygen atom. DMSO has the chemical formula . DMSO is used as a solvent in chemistry and biology.

 Chemistry 
Dimethyl sulfoxide is a polar aprotic solvent: it can dissolve salts, but its hydrogen atoms do not make hydrogen bonds or react with most Brønsted bases.

Category:Sulfoxides
Category:Methyl compounds