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p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate

ReagentPlus®, ≥98%

Synonym(s):

4-Methylbenzenesulfonic acid monohydrate, 4-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate, PTSA monohydrate, TsOH monohydrate

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4SO3H · H2O
CAS Number:
6192-52-5
Molecular Weight:
190.22
Beilstein:
3568023
EC Number:
203-180-0
MDL number:
MFCD00142137
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57654665
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

5.9 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥98%

mp

103-106 °C (lit.)

functional group

tosylate

SMILES string

[H]O[H].Cc1ccc(cc1)S(O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C7H8O3S.H2O/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)11(8,9)10;/h2-5H,1H3,(H,8,9,10);1H2

InChI key

KJIFKLIQANRMOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate may be used as a better alternative to Friedel-Crafts catalysts for the alkylation of the aromatic nucleus with activated alkyl halides, alkenes, or tosylates under mild conditions.

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ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290,H314,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Detailed characterization of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate as a convenient, recoverable, safe, and selective catalyst for alkylation of the aromatic nucleus.
Mahindaratne MPD and Wimalasena K.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 63(9), 2858-2866 (1998)
Francis Gosselin et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 75(12), 4154-4160 (2010-05-22)
Practical, chromatography-free syntheses of 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor MK-0633 p-toluenesulfonate (1) are described. The first route used an asymmetric zincate addition to ethyl 2,2,2-trifluoropyruvate followed by 1,3,4-oxadiazole formation and reductive amination as key steps. An improved second route features an inexpensive diastereomeric
Xuan Pang et al.
Biomaterials, 31(14), 3745-3754 (2010-02-23)
A series of biodegradable functional amino acid-based poly(ester amide)s (PEA-AG) were designed and synthesized by the solution co-polycondensation of amino acid (L-phenylalanine and DL-2-allylglycine) based monomers and dicarboxylic acid based monomers. Pendant carbon-carbon double bonds located in the DL-2-allylglycine were
Jhonny Azuaje et al.
ACS combinatorial science, 13(1), 89-95 (2011-01-21)
We document here the use of polymer-supported p-toluenesulfonic acid as a highly effective, robust, economical and eco-friendly isocyanide scavenger. The herein described strategy circumvent the intense and repulsive odor of volatile isocyanides, enabling simplified and odorless workup and purifications. The
G Shanmugam et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 95, 177-183 (2012-05-29)
Bulk crystals of newly identified organic nonlinear optical material 4-methylanilinium p-toluenesulfonate (PMPT) were grown by slow evaporation solution growth method using ethanol as a solvent. It crystallizes in monoclinic system with a noncentrosymmetric space group P2(1). The formation of the
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