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| | METHYL PHENYL SULFOXIDE Basic information |
| | METHYL PHENYL SULFOXIDE Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | 26-29 °C (lit.) | | Boiling point | 139-140 °C/14 mmHg (lit.) | | density | 1.1182 (rough estimate) | | refractive index | n20/D 1.5775(lit.) | | Fp | 187 °F | | storage temp. | 2-8°C | | form | Crystalline Low Melting Mass | | color | White | | Sensitive | Hygroscopic | | BRN | 1904976 | | CAS DataBase Reference | 1193-82-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| | METHYL PHENYL SULFOXIDE Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | white crystalline low melting mass | | Uses | Methyl phenyl sulfoxide has been used in the synthesis of:
- isotopically labelled 1, 3-dithiane, a useful labeled synthon
- nelfinavir, potent HIV-protease inhibitor
- sulfoximines and in studies on solvent-water partitioning
| | Definition | ChEBI: (methylsulfinyl)benzene is a sulfoxide resulting from the formal oxidation of the sulfur atom of thioanisole. It is a sulfoxide and a member of benzenes. It is functionally related to a thioanisole. | | Synthesis Reference(s) | The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 50, p. 2847, 1985 DOI: 10.1021/jo00216a007
Tetrahedron Letters, 22, p. 4591, 1981 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)82989-0 | | General Description | (R)-methyl phenyl sulfoxide is an important pharmaceutical intermediate. |
| | METHYL PHENYL SULFOXIDE Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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