Methyl Benzenesulphonate

CAS Number: 80-18-2

Molecular Formula: C7H8O3S

About Methyl Benzenesulphonate

Methyl benzenesulphonate CAS 80-18-2 serves as a highly efficient methylating agent in the custom synthesis services sector, where its 98% industrial purity is essential for the production of dyes and high-performance polymers. Phenylsulfonic acid methyl ester is increasingly sought after by any bulk chemical supplier ...

Methyl Benzenesulphonate Specifications

CAS Number

80-18-2

Molecular Formula

C7H8O3S

Molecular Weight

172.20 g/mol

IUPAC Name

methyl benzenesulfonate

Canonical SMILES

COS(=O)(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

InChI Key

CZXGXYBOQYQXQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

PubChem CID

6630

CAS Number

80-18-2

Molecular Formula

C7H8O3S

Molecular Weight

172.20 g/mol

IUPAC Name

methyl benzenesulfonate

Canonical SMILES

COS(=O)(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

InChI Key

CZXGXYBOQYQXQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

PubChem CID

6630

Molecular Weight

172.20 g/mol

Methylating Agent

An effective methylating reagent utilized in the synthesis of various organic intermediates, such as the preparation of theobromine from 3-methylxanthine and the C-methylation of perbromothiophene to synthesize tribromo-methyl thiophene

Organic Synthesis Building Block

A versatile sulfur-containing building block used as a reactant in the etherification of sophoridinol derivatives and the synthesis of imine ligands for palladium complexes

Polymerization Catalyst/Reagent

A functional reagent employed in the insertion polymerization of ethylene to produce polyethylene and in the preparation of thin cation-exchanger films through plasma polymerization

Chemical Intermediate

A potential genotoxic impurity (GTI) requiring trace determination in drug substances and a key starting material for specialized industrial chemical applications.