S(IV) compounds, with a nonbonded electron pair on the approximately tetrahedral sulfur atom.

Synthesis and production

Dimethyl sulfoxide was first synthesized in 1866 by the Russian scientist Alexander Zaytsev, who reported his findings in 1867. Its modern use as an industrial solvent began through popularization by Thor Smedslund at the Stepan Chemical Company. Dimethyl sulfoxide

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