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1 Preparation and uses  





2 Tosylates  





3 Reactions  





4 See also  





5 References  














p-Toluenesulfonic acid






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p-Toluenesulfonic acid[1]

Slightly impure sample of the monohydrate

Names
Preferred IUPAC name

4-Methylbenzene-1-sulfonic acid

Other names

4-Methylbenzenesulfonic acid
Tosylic acid
Tosic acid
para-Toluenesulfonic acid
PTSA
pTsOH
TsOH

Identifiers

CAS Number

  • 6192-52-5 (monohydrate) checkY
  • 3D model (JSmol)

    ChEBI
    ChEMBL
    ChemSpider
    DrugBank
    ECHA InfoCard 100.002.891 Edit this at Wikidata
    KEGG

    PubChem CID

    UNII
  • 3BTO78GAFF ((monohydrate) checkY
  • CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

    • InChI=1S/C7H8O3S/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)11(8,9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,8,9,10) checkY

      Key: JOXIMZWYDAKGHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY

    • InChI=1/C7H8O3S/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)11(8,9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,8,9,10)

      Key: JOXIMZWYDAKGHI-UHFFFAOYAG

    • Cc1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)O

    Properties

    Chemical formula

    C7H8O3S
    Molar mass 172.20 g/mol (anhydrous)
    190.22 g/mol (monohydrate)
    Appearance colorless (white) solid
    Density 1.24 g/cm3
    Melting point 105 to 107 °C (221 to 225 °F; 378 to 380 K) (monohydrate)[2]
    38 °C (100 °F; 311 K) (anhydrous)[2]
    Boiling point 140 °C (284 °F; 413 K) at 20 mmHg

    Solubility in water

    67 g/100 mL
    Acidity (pKa) −2.8 (water) reference for benzenesulfonic acid,[3]

    8.5 (acetonitrile)[4]

    Structure

    Molecular shape

    tetrahedral at S
    Hazards
    Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):

    Main hazards

    skin irritant
    GHS labelling:[5]

    Pictograms

    GHS07: Exclamation mark

    Signal word

    Warning

    Hazard statements

    H315, H319, H335

    Precautionary statements

    P302+P352, P305+P351+P338
    Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
    Related compounds

    Related sulfonic acids

    Benzenesulfonic acid
    Sulfanilic acid

    Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

    ☒N verify (what is checkY☒N ?)

    Infobox references

    p-Toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA, pTSA, or pTsOH) or tosylic acid (TsOH) is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H4SO3H. It is a white extremely hygroscopic solid that is soluble in water, alcohols, and other polar organic solvents.[6] The CH3C6H4SO2 group is known as the tosyl group and is often abbreviated as Ts or Tos. Most often, TsOH refers to the monohydrate, TsOH.H2O.[6]

    As with other aryl sulfonic acids, TsOH is a strong organic acid. It is about one million times stronger than benzoic acid.[6] It is one of the few strong acids that is solid and therefore is conveniently weighed and stored.

    Preparation and uses[edit]

    TsOH is prepared on an industrial scale by the sulfonationoftoluene. Common impurities include benzenesulfonic acid and sulfuric acid. TsOH monohydrate contains an amount of water. To estimate the total moisture present as impurity, the Karl Fischer method is used.[citation needed] Impurities can be removed by recrystallization from its concentrated aqueous solution followed by azeotropic drying with toluene.[2]

    TsOH finds use in organic synthesis as an "organic-soluble" strong acid. Examples of uses include:

    Tosylates[edit]

    Alkyl tosylates are alkylating agents because tosylate is electron-withdrawing as well as a good leaving group. Tosylate is a pseudohalide. Toluenesulfonate esters undergo nucleophilic attackorelimination. Reduction of tosylate esters gives the hydrocarbon. Thus, tosylation followed by reduction allows for the deoxygenation of alcohols.

    Structures of the 7-norbornenyl cation with p-orbital stabilization.

    In a famous and illustrative use of tosylate, 2-norbornyl cation was displaced from the 7-norbornenyl tosylate. The elimination occurs 1011 times faster than the solvolysis of anti-7-norbornyl p-toluenesulfonate.[10]

    Tosylates are also protecting group for alcohols. They are prepared by combining the alcohol with 4-toluenesulfonyl chloride, usually in an aprotic solvent, often pyridine.[11]

    Reactions[edit]

    CH3C6H4SO3H + H2O → C6H5CH3 + H2SO4

    This reaction is general for aryl sulfonic acids.[13][14]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 9459.
  • ^ a b c Armarego, W. L. F. (2003). Purification of Laboratory Chemicals (8th ed.). Oxford: Elsevier Science. p. 612. ISBN 978-0-12-805457-4.
  • ^ Guthrie, J. P. Hydrolysis of esters of oxy acids: pKa values for strong acids. Can. J. Chem. 1978, 56, 2342-2354.
  • ^ Eckert, F.; Leito, I.; Kaljurand, I.; Kütt, A.; Klamt, A.; Diedenhofen, M. Prediction of Acidity in Acetonitrile Solution with COSMO-RS. J. Comput. Chem. 2009, 30, 799-810. doi:10.1002/jcc.21103
  • ^ GHS: GESTIS 510754
  • ^ a b c Baghernejad, Bita (31 August 2011). "Application of p-toluenesulfonic Acid (PTSA) in Organic Synthesis". Current Organic Chemistry. 15 (17): 3091–3097. doi:10.2174/138527211798357074.
  • ^ H. Griesser, H.; Öhrlein, R.; Schwab, W.; Ehrler, R.; Jäger, V. (2004). "3-Nitropropanal, 3-Nitropropanol, and 3-Nitropropanal Dimethyl Acetal". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 10, p. 577.
  • ^ Furuta, K.; Gao, Q.-z.; Yamamoto, H. (1998). "Chiral (Acyloxy)borane Complex-catalyzed Asymmetric Diels-Alder Reaction: (1R)-1,3,4-Trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 9, p. 722.
  • ^ Imwinkelried, R.; Schiess, M.; Seebach, D. (1993). "Diisopropyl (2S,3S)-2,3-O-isopropylidenetartrate". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 8, p. 201.
  • ^ Winstein, S.; Shatavsky, M.; Norton, C.; Woodward, R. B. (1955-08-01). "7-Norbornenyl and 7-Norbornyl cations". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77 (15): 4183–4184. doi:10.1021/ja01620a078. ISSN 0002-7863.
  • ^ "Nucleophilic Substitution".
  • ^ L. Field & J. W. McFarland (1963). "p-Toluenesulfonic Anhydride". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 4, p. 940.
  • ^ C. M. Suter (1944). The Organic Chemistry of Sulfur. New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 387–388.
  • ^ J. M. Crafts (1901). "Catalysis in concentrated solutions". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 23 (4): 236–249. doi:10.1021/ja02030a007.

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