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Methyl phenylsulfonylacetate

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Synonym(s):

Methyl benzenesulfonylacetate

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Linear Formula:
C6H5SO2CH2COOCH3
CAS Number:
34097-60-4
Molecular Weight:
214.24
Beilstein:
2051463
MDL number:
MFCD00007555
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24854027
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

97%

refractive index

n20/D 1.535 (lit.)

bp

165 °C/0.05 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.305 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COC(=O)CS(=O)(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C9H10O4S/c1-13-9(10)7-14(11,12)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-6H,7H2,1H3

InChI key

NLEAIFBNKPYTGN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... LOC129293(129293)

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Application

Methyl phenylsulfonylacetate has been used:
  • in a key step during the synthesis of (−)-hybridalactone, marine eicosanoid isolated from the red alga Laurencia hybrida
  • in dehydrative alkylation of alcohols under modified Mitsunobu conditions followed by desulfonylation using magnesium
  • in three step synthesis of 2-(hydroxymethyl)indene

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

172.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

78 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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An improved synthesis of 2-(hydroxymethyl) indene.
Palandoken H, et al.
Organic Prep. and Proc. Int., 28(6), 702-704 (1996)
Methyl Carboxymethylenation of Alcohols via Dehydrative Alkylation.
YuJ, et al.
Synlett, 1995(11), 1127-1128 (1995)
Koichiro Ota et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 18(42), 13531-13537 (2012-09-12)
(-)-Hybridalactone (1) is a marine eicosanoid isolated from the red alga Laurencia hybrida. This natural product contains cyclopropane, cyclopentane, 13-membered macrolactone and epoxide ring systems incorporating seven stereogenic centers. Moreover, this compound has an acid-labile skipped Z,Z-diene motif. In this

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