Methyl p-Toluenesulfonate

CAS: 80-48-8

Ref. TR-M330665

Product Information

• Name: Methyl p-Toluenesulfonate
• Synonyms: Methyl Toluene-4-sulphonate, Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-methyl-, methyl ester (9CI, ACI), p-Toluenesulfonic acid, methyl ester (6CI, 7CI, 8CI), Methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate, Methyl p-methylbenzenesulfonate, Methyl p-tosylate, Methyl toluene-4-sulfonate, Methyl toluenesulfonate, Methyl tosylate, NSC 406335, p-Methylbenzenesulfonic acid methyl ester
• Brand: TRC

Description

Applications Methyl p-Toluenesulfonate is a sulfonate ester which is a genotoxic impurity present in certain drug substances. It is used as a reagent in the synthesis of novel 3-hydroxy benzaldehyde-N-methyl 4 stilbazolium tosylate crystals which can be used in nonlinear optics applications.
References Devenport, N., et al.: Anal. Chem., 85, 224 (2013); Jagannathan, K., et al.: Spectrochim. Acta A., 153, 735 (2016);

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 186.23
• Formula: C₈H₁₀O₃S
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8H10O3S/c1-7-3-5-8(6-4-7)12(9,10)11-2/h3-6H,1-2H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=VUQUOGPMUUJORT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: COS(=O)(=O)c1ccc(C)cc1