Synthesis and Production
It was first synthesized in 1866 by the Russian scientist Alexander Zaytsev, who reported his findings in 1867. Dimethyl sulfoxide is produced from a by-product of kraft pulping, dimethyl sulfide. It is industrially produced by oxidation of dimethyl sulfide with oxygen or nitrogen dioxide.
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