Dibenzothiophene is a mancude organic heterotricyclic parent that consists of a thiophene ring flanked by two benzene rings ortho-fused across the 2,3- and 4,5-positions.
Definition
Dibenzothiophene is a mancude organic heterotricyclic parent that consists of a thiophene ring flanked by two benzene rings ortho-fused across the 2,3- and 4,5-positions. It has a role as a keratolytic drug. It is a member of dibenzothiophenes and a mancude organic heterotricyclic parent.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII Z3D4AJ1R48 · registered name Dibenzothiophene · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 132-65-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-072-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0047741
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0027725
- IUPAC
- Dibenzo[b,d]thiophene
- Molecular formula
- C12H8S
- Molecular weight
- 184.26 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colorless solid, [Hawley] White crystalline powder with a stench, [MSDSonline] · Colorless crystals
- Boiling point
- 332.5 °C
- Melting point
- 99.5 °C
- Solubility
- Very soluble in ethanol and benzene. Soluble in chloroform, and methanol · In water, 1.47 mg/L water at 25 °C
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 97~98 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 332~333 ℃
- Water solubility
- 1.47 ㎎/ℓ ((25 °C) water)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.05
- Molecular weight
- 184.257
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Antioxidant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- IARC carcinogen classification
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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