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T35920

p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate

≥98%, solid, ReagentPlus®

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
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57654665
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Number:
203-180-0
MDL number:
MFCD00142137
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3568023
Assay:
≥98%
Form:
solid

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Product Name

p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate, ReagentPlus®, ≥98%

InChI key

[KJIFKLIQANRMOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N], KJIFKLIQANRMOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

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

vapor density

5.9 (vs air), 5.9 (vs air)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥98%

form

solid

mp

103-106 °C ((lit.)), 103-106 °C (lit.)

functional group

tosylate

Quality Level

200

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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

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GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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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)
Mild C-H halogenation of anilides and the isolation of an unusual palladium(I)-palladium(II) species.
Robin B Bedford et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 50(24), 5524-5527 (2011-05-14)
Hans H Adomat et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 902, 84-95 (2012-07-24)
Androgens are key mediators of prostate development and function, a role that extends to the development of prostate diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer. In prostate, DHT is the major androgen and reduction and glucuronidation are
Pei Liu et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 10(24), 4696-4698 (2012-05-18)
A convenient one-pot Mannich-type-cyclization-oxidation tandem process has been developed for the synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted pyrazoles derivatives from aldehydes, hydrazines and alkynes using p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (PTSA) as a multifunctional catalyst. This method provides a flexible and rapid route to 1,3,5-trisubstituted
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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