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C7H7ClO2S
190.65 g/mol
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4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride

CAS98-59-9EC202-684-8
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Aromatic
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride is a white to gray crystalline powder with a distinctive odor, insoluble in water and denser than water. It is primarily used as an intermediate in organic synthesis for manufacturing various chemicals.

Organic synthesis intermediateProduction of food additivesManufacture of foaming agents for plastics and rubber

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Safety Reference

Corrosive
Corrosive
Harmful
Harmful
Danger
H290May be corrosive to metals
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H318Causes serious eye damage
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

4-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride

InChIKey

YYROPELSRYBVMQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1=CC=C(C=C1)S(=O)(=O)Cl

Synonyms (68)
  • PTSC
  • 4-TOLUOLSULFONYL CHLORIDE
  • 4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride
  • 4-Tosyl chloride
  • 4-toluenesulphonic chloride
  • 4-toluenesulphonyl chloride
  • 4-toluensulfonyl chloride
  • 4-toluylsulfonyl chloride
  • P-TOLUENESULFONYL CHLORIDE
  • Toluene-4-sulfonyl chloride
  • Toluenesulfonyl chloride
  • TosCl
  • Tosyl chloride
  • Ts-Cl
  • chloro(4-methylphenyl)sulfone
  • p-Toluenesulfochloride
  • p-Toluenesulfonic chloride
  • p-Toluenesulphonyl chloride
  • p-Tolylsulfonyl chloride
  • p-Tosyl chloride
  • p-TsCl
  • p-toluene sulphonic chloride
  • p-toluenesufonyl chloride
  • p-toluenesulfonoyl chloride
  • p-toluenesulfonyl chlorde
  • p-toluenesulfonyl chlorie
  • p-toluenesulfonylchoride
  • p-toluensufonylchloride
  • p-toluensulfonyl chloride
  • p-toluensulphonylchloride
  • p-tosyl cloride
  • para-Toluenesufonyl chloride
  • para-Toluenesulfochloride
  • para-Toluenesulfonyl chloride
  • para-tolylsulfonyl chloride
  • paratoluensulfonyl chloride
  • rho-toluenesulfonyl chloride
  • rho-toluenesulphonyl chloride
  • toluene-4-sulphonyl chloride
  • toluene-p-sulfonyl chloride
  • toluene-p-sulphonylchloride
  • tosylic chloride