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Methyl benzenesulfonate, 98%
CAS: 80-18-2 | C7H8O3S | 172.20 g/mol
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Catalog number B24515.14
also known as B24515-14
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS80-18-2
IUPAC Namemethyl benzenesulfonate
Molecular FormulaC7H8O3S
InChI KeyCZXGXYBOQYQXQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCOS(=O)(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetAppearance (Color)Clear colorless to pale yellow
FormLiquid
Assay (GC)≥97.5%
Refractive Index1.5150-1.5190 @ 20?C
Methyl benzenesulfonate is a sulfonate ester which acts as a potential genotoxic impurity in drug substances. Further, it exerts genotoxic effects in bacterial and mammalian cell systems.
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Applications
Methyl benzenesulfonate is a sulfonate ester which acts as a potential genotoxic impurity in drug substances. Further, it exerts genotoxic effects in bacterial and mammalian cell systems.
Solubility
Miscible with chloroform, methanol, ethanol and ether. Immiscible with water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids and strong bases.
Methyl benzenesulfonate is a sulfonate ester which acts as a potential genotoxic impurity in drug substances. Further, it exerts genotoxic effects in bacterial and mammalian cell systems.
Solubility
Miscible with chloroform, methanol, ethanol and ether. Immiscible with water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids and strong bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Alkylating agent.
- Giricheva, N. I.; Fedorov, M. S.; Girichev, G. V. Conformations of methylbenzenesulfonate and its substituted derivatives: gas-phase electron diffraction versus vibrational spectroscopy. Struct. Chem. 2015, 26 (5), 1543-1553.
- Zhang, X.; Jiang, X.; Li, Y.; Lin, Z.; Zhang, G.; Wu, Y. Synthesis, crystal structures and properties of new quinolinium derivatives. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2015, 641, 141-145.