Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
1-METHYL-4-(METHYLSULFINYL)BENZENE | [CAS]
934-72-5 | [Synonyms]
METHYL P-TOLYL SULFOXIDE 4-(Methylsulfinyl)toluene Methyl p-tolyl sulfoxide 97% Methyl p-methylphenylsulfoxide Methyl 4-methylphenyl sulphoxide 4-Methylphenyl (methyl) sulfoxide 1-METHYL-4-(METHYLSULFINYL)BENZENE 1-(Methylsulfinyl)-4-methylbenzene 1-Methyl-4-(methylsulphinyl)benzene, Methyl p-tolyl sulphoxide | [Molecular Formula]
C8H10OS | [MDL Number]
MFCD00075175 | [MOL File]
934-72-5.mol | [Molecular Weight]
154.23 |
Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Melting point ]
44-46 °C(lit.)
| [Boiling point ]
113-114 °C2 mm Hg(lit.)
| [density ]
1.1125 (rough estimate) | [refractive index ]
1.5780 (estimate) | [Fp ]
>230 °F
| [solubility ]
soluble in Methanol | [form ]
powder to crystal | [color ]
White to Almost white |
Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
Methyl p-tolyl sulfoxide may be used as a catalyst in the preparation of homoallylic alcohols by the allylation of aldehydes with allyltrichlorosilane. It may be used as a ligand in the synthesis of molybdenum chlorocomplexes. | [Synthesis Reference(s)]
Chemistry Letters, 15, p. 967, 1986 Synthetic Communications, 19, p. 1569, 1989 DOI: 10.1080/00397918908051052 Tetrahedron Letters, 19, p. 3415, 1978 | [General Description]
Methyl p-tolyl sulfoxide (MTSO), an alkyl-substituted p-tolyl sulfoxide, is a Lewis base. It behaves as an activator of silicon tetrachloride that is employed in aza-Diels-Alder reaction. |
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