Benzenesulfonic acid

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Benzenesulfonic acid[1]
Skeletal formula of benzenesulfonic acid
Ball-and-stick model of the benzenesulfonic acid molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Benzenesulfonic acid[3]
Other names
Benzene sulphonic acid; Benzenesulphonic acid; Phenylsulfonic acid; Phenylsulphonic acid; Besylic acid[2]
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
 100.002.399 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 202-638-7
RTECS number
  • DB4200000
UNII
UN number 2583, 2585, 1803
  • InChI=1S/C6H6O3S/c7-10(8,9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,7,8,9) checkY
    Key: SRSXLGNVWSONIS-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H6O3S/c7-10(8,9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,7,8,9)
    Key: SRSXLGNVWSONIS-UHFFFAOYAJ
  • OS(=O)(=O)c1ccccc1
Properties
C6H6O3S
Molar mass 158.17 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless crystalline solid
Density 1.32 g/cm3 (47 °C)
Melting point
  • 44 °C (hydrate)
  • 51 °C (anhydrous)
Boiling point 190 °C (374 °F; 463 K)
Soluble
Solubility in other solvents Soluble in alcohol, insoluble in non-polar solvents
Acidity (pKa) −2.8[4]
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Corrosive
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H290, H302, H314, H315, H319, H335
P234, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P390, P403+P233, P404, P405, P501
Flash point > 113 °C
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Related sulfonic acids
 Sulfanilic acid
p-Toluenesulfonic acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Benzenesulfonic acid (

strongly acidic
.

Preparation

Benzenesulfonic acid is prepared from the sulfonation of benzene using concentrated sulfuric acid:

Aromatic sulfonation of benzene

This conversion illustrates aromatic sulfonation, which has been called "one of the most important reactions in industrial organic chemistry".[5]

Reactions

Benzenesulfonic acid exhibits the reactions typical of other aromatic sulfonic acids, forming sulfonamides, sulfonyl chloride, and esters. The sulfonation is reversed above 220 °C. Dehydration with phosphorus pentoxide gives benzenesulfonic acid anhydride ((C6H5SO2)2O). Conversion to the corresponding benzenesulfonyl chloride (C6H5SO2Cl) is effected with phosphorus pentachloride.

It is a strong acid, being almost fully dissociated in water.

Benzenesulfonic acid and related compounds undergo desulfonation when heated in water near 200 °C. The temperature of desulfonation correlates with the ease of the sulfonation:[5]

C6H5SO3H + H2O → C6H5OH + H2SO4

For that reason, sulfonic acids are usually used as a protecting group, or as a meta director in electrophilic aromatic substitution.

The alkali metal salt of benzenesulfonic acid was once used in the industrial production of phenol. The process, sometimes called alkaline fusion, initially affords the phenoxide salt:

C6H5SO3Na + 2 NaOH → C6H5ONa + Na2SO3
C6H5ONa + HCl → C6H5OH + NaCl

The process has been largely displaced by the

Hock process
, which generates less waste.

Uses

Salts of benzenesulfonic acid such as sodium benzenesulfonate (Ludigol) and monoethanolamine benzenesulfonate are used as surfactants in laundry detergent.[6]

A variety of

pharmaceutical drugs are prepared as benzenesulfonate salts and are known as besilates (INN) or besylates (USAN
).

References

  1. ^ Benzenesulfonic acid [dead link], Sigma-Aldrich
  2. ^ Besylic acid, ChemIndustry
  3. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4
    .
  4. doi:10.1139/v78-385
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-3527306732
    .
  6. ^ "Safety Data Sheet - P & G's Tide Simply" (PDF). pg.com. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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