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Ethyl p-toluenesulfonate

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Synonym(s):

Ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate, Ethyl tosylate

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4SO3C2H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
200.25
Beilstein:
611213
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
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Assay

98%

form

solid

refractive index

n20/D 1.511 (lit.)

bp

158-162 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

29-33 °C (lit.)

density

1.174 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

tosylate

SMILES string

CCOS(=O)(=O)c1ccc(C)cc1

InChI

1S/C9H12O3S/c1-3-12-13(10,11)9-6-4-8(2)5-7-9/h4-7H,3H2,1-2H3

InChI key

VRZVPALEJCLXPR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Ethyl p-toluenesulfonate was used in a study to develop a fast and accurate method for determination of residues of some common alkylating agents employed in drug synthesis by in situ derivatization–headspace–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry[1]. Ethyl p-toluenesulfonate was used to develop an extraction method for methyl and ethyl esters of various sulfonic acids in active pharmaceutical ingredients using solid-phase microextraction coupled to GC/MS in the selected ion monitoring mode[2].

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

316.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

158 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Roberto Alzaga et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 45(3), 472-479 (2007-08-28)
A simple, reliable and fast procedure for the simultaneous determination of residues of some common alkylating agents (AAs), such as mesylates, besylates, tosylates and sulfates, employed in drug synthesis, has been developed by in situ derivatization-headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Pentafluorothiophenol is
Ivelisse Colón et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 39(3-4), 477-485 (2005-06-14)
The development, optimization and validation of an extraction method for methyl and ethyl esters of various sulfonic acids is presented. The extraction and determination of these esters in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) was accomplished using solid-phase microextraction coupled to GC/MS
Olivier Barret et al.
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 56(4), 586-591 (2015-02-24)
PET with selective adenosine 2A receptor (A2A) radiotracers can be used to study a variety of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders in vivo and to support drug-discovery studies targeting A2A. The aim of this study was to describe the first in

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