Term Name:	sulfolane
Synonyms:	(CH2)4SO2, 1,1-dioxidetetrahydrothiofuran, 1,1-dioxidetetrahydrothiophene, 1,1-dioxothiolan, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrothiophene-1,1-dioxide, cyclic tetramethylene sulfone, cyclotetramethylene sulfone, dioxothiolan, sulfolan, tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide, tetrahydrothiophene 1-dioxide, tetramethylene sulfone, thiacyclopentane dioxide, thiolane-1,1-dioxide, thiophan sulfone, thiophane dioxide
Definition:	A member of the class of tetrahydrothiophenes that is tetrahydrothiophene in which the sulfur has been oxidised to give the corresponding sulfone. A colourless, high-boiling (285degreeC) liquid that is miscible with both water and hydrocarbons, it is used as an industrial solvent, particularly for the purification of hydrocarbon mixtures by liquid-vapour extraction.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:74794]  ( EBI )