Sulfonmethane

Sulfonmethane
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 2,2-bis(ethylsulfonyl)propane
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.003.704
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC7H16O4S2
Molar mass228.32 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=S(=O)(C(C)(C)S(=O)(=O)CC)CC
  • InChI=1S/C7H16O4S2/c1-5-12(8,9)7(3,4)13(10,11)6-2/h5-6H2,1-4H3 Y
  • Key:CESKLHVYGRFMFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Sulfonmethane (sulfonomethane, sulfonal, acetone diethyl sulfone) is a chemical compound first synthesized by Eugen Baumann in 1888 and introduced as a hypnotic drug by Alfred Kast later on, but now superseded by newer and safer sedatives. Its appearance is either in colorless crystalline or powdered form. In United States, it is scheduled as a Schedule III drug in the Controlled Substances Act.