3-Sulfolene
Agent Name
3-Sulfolene
Alternative Name
2,5-Dihydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide
CAS Number
77-79-2
Formula
C4-H6-O2-S
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
2,5-Dihydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide; 1-Thia-3-cyclopentene 1,1-dioxide; 2,5-Dihydrothiophene dioxide; 2,5-Dihydrothiophene sulfone; Butadiene sulfone; Thiophene, 2,5-dihydro-, 1,1-dioxide; beta-Sulfolene; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Sulfur Compounds
Description
White solid with pungent odor; [CAMEO] Off-white crystalline solid; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as a specialty solvent in petroleum refining and in the manufacture of sulfolane (another solvent in petroleum refining); [HSDB]
Comments
Not mutagenic to four strains of Salmonella typhimurium; No evidence of carcinogenicity in mice or rats; [HSDB] A severe eye irritant; [CAMEO] Not irritating to rabbit skin; Irritating to rabbit eyes; Not sensitizing in guinea pig maximization test; [EPA HPVIS] Causes somnolence, tremor, convulsions, and damage to esophagus and salivary glands in oral lethal-dose studies of rats and mice; [RTECS] An irritant; May cause serious eye injury; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
0.341 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
Flash point = 113 deg C; [CAMEO] VP from ChemIDplus;
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: