Golly, it took some looking but I did find out what DMSO is "supposed" to be used for.
ode https://www.e-organicchemicals.com/thio/dimethyl/ Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) - Highly Polar, Aprotic Solvent CH3SCH3 || O ATOFINA manufactures DMSO in Lacq, France and supplies it worldwide. In North America, DMSO is available in drums, totes, isotanks, tank trucks and railcars. First discovered in 1867, dimethyl sulfoxide is still the most effective aprotic solvent and has many advantages over dimethylformamide and n-methy-2-pyrrolidone. Some of DMSO's characteristics include: * High polarity and dieletric constant * Excellent thermal stability - when heated to 150°C for 24 hours, less than 0.1% assay loss * Safety - low vapor tension and high flash point * Toxicity - virtually non-toxic * Recyclable - DMSO can usually be recovered and regenerated efficiently and economically * Compared to similar solvents, DMSO leads to an increase in reaction rates, higher selectivity and yields, and ability to work at lower temperatures Applications * Solvent - paint stripping, cleaning, and extraction * Reaction medium - fine chemical organic synthesis * Electronics - stripping or cleaning solvent, rinsing agent for semiconductor and LCD's * Polymers - synthesis of polymers such as Polyacrylonitrile, Polyvinylacetate, and others -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
