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MSC (Methane Sulfonyl Chloride)

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CAS 124-63-0
Product overview

Methane sulfonyl chloride (MSC) is a versatile and responsive chemical (CH3SO2Cl) for substitution in a number of reactions. Methane sulfonyl chloride (MSC), an acyl chloride, undergoes reactions typical of this class of compounds, such as replacement of hydroxyl, amino and active alpha hydrogen, hydrolysis, etc.


 
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Chemical name: Methane sulfonyl chloride
Common name: MSC

MSC Properties

  • Synthesis intermediate
  • Molecular weight 114,6
  • When hydrolyzed it produces Methane Sulfonyl Acid and Hydrochloric Acid
  • Colorless liquid that dissolves in polar organic solvents but is reactive toward water, alcohols, and many amines.

MSC Benefits and Applications

A key reagent for a wide range of applications in chemical synthesis, it is used in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals. 

  • MSC is an excellent protecting group for alcohols and amines and can be used for the synthesis of carbohydrates.
  • MSC is very effective in generating good leaving groups, it can also be used as chlorinating agent, as a carboxylic acid activating agent, in the synthesis involving inversion of lactones or in the preparation of boronic esters. 
  • Methanesulfonates are often employed in substitution, reduction and elimination reactions.

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