Dimethyl disulfide

Dimethyl disulfide is an organic compound with the molecular formula C2H6S2.

Formula
C2H6S2
Molar mass
94.2 g/mol
Also known as
(methyldisulfanyl)methane, METHYL DISULFIDE, Dimethyldisulfide, DMDS, Dimethyl disulphide, 2,3-Dithiabutane

Overview

Dimethyl disulfide is an organic compound with the molecular formula C2H6S2.

Identifiers

Formula
C2H6S2
Molar mass
94.2 g/mol
Also known as
(methyldisulfanyl)methane, METHYL DISULFIDE, Dimethyldisulfide, DMDS, Dimethyl disulphide, 2,3-Dithiabutane
Chemical identifiers
SMILES
CSSC
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H6S2/c1-3-4-2/h1-2H3
PubChem CID
12232

Properties

Melting Point
-84.67 °C
Boiling Point
109.72 °C
Density
1.0625 g/cu cm at 20 °C
Water solubility
Insoluble in water

References

  1. PubChem Compound Summary: Dimethyl disulfide (CID 12232)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem

    Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.

  2. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethyl disulfide — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12232#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 94th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2013-2014, p. 3-208

  3. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethyl disulfide — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12232#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 94th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2013-2014, p. 3-208

  4. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethyl disulfide — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12232#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 94th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2013-2014, p. 3-208

  5. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethyl disulfide — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12232#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 94th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2013-2014, p. 3-208