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Is Dimethyl Sulfide (C2H6S) polar or nonpolar?
Dimethyl Sulfide (C2H6S) is polar because the two C–S bonds meet at a bent sulfur center and do not point opposite each other.
Dimethyl Sulfide · tetrahedral at C; bent at S
The molecule in space
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01 / MODEL RECORDPubChem 3D coordinates. Atom sizes and bond thickness are illustrative.How model data is used ↗
Why C2H6S is polar
Dimethyl sulfide is CH3–S–CH3. Sulfur has two bonds and two lone pairs, making the C–S–C region bent. Its two C–S bond contributions therefore add to a net dipole rather than canceling as opposite straight bonds would.
What to notice
Unlike ethanethiol, dimethyl sulfide has no S–H bond. The sulfur lone pairs still bend the C–S–C framework, so identical methyl groups do not force nonpolarity.
Common questions about Dimethyl Sulfide (C2H6S)
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What does the Lewis structure of Dimethyl Sulfide (C2H6S) show?
The connectivity is CH3–S–CH3. Sulfur forms two C–S single bonds and keeps two lone pairs; each methyl carbon completes four bonds.
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What is the molecular geometry of Dimethyl Sulfide (C2H6S)?
Dimethyl Sulfide (C2H6S) has a tetrahedral at C; bent at S molecular geometry. The 3D model shows representative bond angles of 98.6° and 110.4° and 109.2°. These angles come from the displayed model coordinates.
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What is the molar mass of Dimethyl Sulfide (C2H6S)?
C2H6S has an approximate molar mass of 62.13 g/mol, calculated from its formula using abridged standard atomic weights. Natural isotope variation can change the last digits.