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Preferred IUPAC name 4-Methylbenzene-1-sulfonic acid | |||
Other names 4-Methylbenzenesulfonic acid Tosylic acid Tosic acid para-Toluenesulfonic acid PTSA pTsOH TsOH | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.891![]() | ||
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Properties | |||
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 | ||
67 g/100 mL | |||
Acidity (pKa) | −2.8 (water) reference for benzenesulfonic acid,[3] 8.5 (acetonitrile)[4] | ||
Structure | |||
tetrahedral at S | |||
Hazards | |||
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards | skin irritant | ||
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Warning | |||
H315,H319,H335 | |||
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 theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Para-Toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA,pTSA, orpTsOH) ortosylic acid (TsOH) is anorganic compound with the formulaCH3C6H4SO3H. It is a white extremely hygroscopic solid that is soluble in water,alcohols, and otherpolar organic solvents.[6] The CH3C6H4SO2 group is known as thetosyl group and is often abbreviated as Ts or Tos. Most often, TsOH refers to themonohydrate, TsOH.H2O.[6]
As with other arylsulfonic acids, TsOH is a strongorganic acid. It is about one million times stronger thanbenzoic acid.[6] It is one of the few strong acids that is solid and therefore is conveniently weighed and stored.
TsOH is prepared on an industrial scale by thesulfonation oftoluene. Common impurities includebenzenesulfonic acid and sulfuric acid. TsOH is most often supplied as the monohydrate, and it may be necessary to remove the complexed water before use. Impurities can be removed by recrystallization from its concentrated aqueous solution followed byazeotropic drying with toluene.[2]
TsOH finds use inorganic synthesis as an "organic-soluble" strong acid. Examples of uses include:
Alkyl tosylates arealkylating agents because tosylate iselectron-withdrawing as well as a goodleaving group. Tosylate is apseudohalide. Toluenesulfonate esters undergonucleophilic attack orelimination. Reduction of tosylate esters gives the hydrocarbon. Thus, tosylation followed by reduction allows for the deoxygenation of alcohols.
In a famous and illustrative use of tosylate as a leaving group, the2-norbornyl cation was formed by an elimination reaction of 7-norbornenyl tosylate. The elimination occurs 1011 times faster than the solvolysis ofanti-7-norbornylPara-toluenesulfonate.[10]
Tosylates are alsoprotecting groups foralcohols. They are prepared by combining the alcohol with4-toluenesulfonyl chloride in the presence of a base. These reactions are usually performed in anaprotic solvent, oftenpyridine, which additionally acts as a base.[11]
This reaction is general forarylsulfonic acids.[13][14]