Dimethyl sulfide

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  • Dimethyl Sulfide
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  • Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is released by bacteria on the continents and in the oceans. Oxidized in the marine atmosphere to partially form cloud condensation nuclei and this may effect the formation of clouds over the oceans. [Nature; v326, 655, 1987.] [Nature; v237, 452, 1972.]
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Abstract from DBPedia
    Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or methylthiomethane is an organosulfur compound with the formula (CH3)2S. Dimethyl sulfide is a flammable liquid that boils at 37 °C (99 °F) and has a characteristic disagreeable odor. It is a component of the smell produced from cooking of certain vegetables, notably maize, cabbage, beetroot, and seafoods. It is also an indication of bacterial contamination in malt production and brewing. It is a breakdown product of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), and is also produced by the bacterial metabolism of methanethiol.

    ジメチルスルフィド (dimethyl sulfide, DMS) は常温で液体、水に難溶の有機硫黄化合物。スルフィドの一種である。ジメチルエーテルの酸素を硫黄で置き換えた構造。キャベツが腐った臭いとも表現される悪臭成分で、ミズゴケやプランクトンなどが作る物質でもある。海苔の香り成分としても重要である。酸化することで溶剤として有用なジメチルスルホキシド (DMSO) となる。金属やルイス酸に配位して錯体を作りやすい。硫化ジメチルとも呼ばれる。また、英語 "sulfide" の発音から、ジメチルサルファイド とも呼ばれる。

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