2-Phenylethyl methanesulphonate
[CAS# 20020-27-3]

Identification

• Name: 2-Phenylethyl methanesulphonate
• Synonyms: Methanesulfonic Acid 2-Phenylethyl Ester; Methanesulfonic Acid, Phenethyl Ester; Phenethyl Mesylate
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₂O₃S
• Molecular Weight: 200.25
• CAS Registry Number: 20020-27-3
• SMILES: C1=C(CCO[S](C)(=O)=O)C=CC=C1
• InChI: 1S/C9H12O3S/c1-13(10,11)12-8-7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6H,7-8H2,1H3
• InChIKey: NCLPKLKVZDQOFW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.205g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 358.137°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 170.396°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Jun-ichi Morita, Hidefumi Nakatsuji, Tomonori Misaki and Yoo Tanabe. Water-solvent method for tosylation and mesylation of primary alcohols promoted by KOH and catalytic amines, Green Chem., 2005, 7, 711.