Record Information
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Creation Date2016-05-19 01:31:24 UTC
Update Date2026-08-22 15:31:55 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM003984
Identification
Common NameDiethyl sulfate
ClassSmall Molecule
Description
Diethyl sulfate (DES) is a highly toxic, combustible, and likely carcinogenic chemical compound with the formula (C2H5)2SO4. It occurs as a colorless, oily liquid with a faint peppermint odor and is corrosive to tissue and metals. Diethyl sulfate is used as an alkylating agent to prepare ethyl derivatives of phenols, amines, and thiols. It is also used as a potent ethylating agent. It is used to manufacture dyes and textiles.
Contaminant Sources
  • Clean Air Act Chemicals
  • HPV EPA Chemicals
  • IARC Carcinogens Group 2A
  • STOFF IDENT Compounds
  • ToxCast & Tox21 Chemicals
Contaminant TypeNot Available
Chemical Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
DESKegg
Diethyl sulfuric acidGenerator
Diethyl sulphateGenerator
Diethyl sulphuric acidGenerator
Diethyl sulfate, tin saltMeSH
DiethylsulfateMeSH
Ethyl sulfateMeSH
Chemical FormulaC4H10O4S
Average Molecular Mass154.180 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass154.030 g/mol
CAS Registry Number64-67-5
IUPAC Namediethyl sulfate
Traditional Namediethyl sulfate
SMILESCCOS(=O)(=O)OCC
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C4H10O4S/c1-3-7-9(5,6)8-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyDENRZWYUOJLTMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sulfuric acid diesters. These are organic compounds containing the sulfuric acid diester functional group with the generic structure ROS(OR')(=O)=O, (R,R'=organyl group).
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassOrganic sulfuric acids and derivatives
Sub ClassSulfuric acid esters
Direct ParentSulfuric acid diesters
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Sulfuric acid diester
  • Alkyl sulfate
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Biological Properties
StatusDetected and Not Quantified
OriginNot Available
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
ApplicationsNot Available
Biological RolesNot Available
Chemical RolesNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
AppearanceNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValue
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
SolubilityNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility19.3 g/LALOGPS
logP-0.29ALOGPS
logP0.63ChemAxon
logS-0.9ALOGPS
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area52.6 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity32.23 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability14.7 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Toxicity Profile
Route of ExposureNot Available
Mechanism of ToxicityNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
Toxicity ValuesNot Available
Lethal DoseNot Available
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)Not Available
Uses/SourcesNot Available
Minimum Risk LevelNot Available
Health EffectsNot Available
SymptomsNot Available
TreatmentNot Available
Concentrations
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External Links
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB0251240
FooDB IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkDiethyl sulfate
Chemspider ID5931
ChEBI IDNot Available
PubChem Compound ID6163
Kegg Compound IDC14706
YMDB IDNot Available
ECMDB IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSNot Available
General References