1-Methyl-2-(Methylsulfonyl)Benzene
[CAS# 23276-69-9]

Identification

• Name: 1-Methyl-2-(Methylsulfonyl)Benzene
• Synonyms: 1-methanesulfonyl-2-methylbenzene; methyl tolyl sulfone
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₁₀O₂S
• Molecular Weight: 170.23
• CAS Registry Number: 23276-69-9
• SMILES: CC1=CC=CC=C1S(=O)(=O)C
• InChI: 1S/C8H10O2S/c1-7-5-3-4-6-8(7)11(2,9)10/h3-6H,1-2H3
• InChIKey: KZBQJUIDAWPMJQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.2±0.1g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 319.3±25.0°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 181.6±15.8°C (Cal.)
• Refractive index: 1.52 (Cal.)

References

• (1): Keith Smith, Gordon M. Ewart, Gamal A. El-HitiPermanent address: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt. and Kenneth R. Randles. Study of regioselective methanesulfonylation of simple aromatics with methanesulfonic anhydride in the presence of zeolite catalysts, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2004, 2, 3150.