Methanesulfonic acid is a colorless liquid with the chemical formula CH
3SO
3H. It is the simplest of the alkylsulfonic acids. Salts and esters of methanesulfonic acid are known as
mesylateIn chemistry, a mesylate is any salt or ester of methanesulfonic acid . In salts, the mesylate is present as the CH3SO3− anion...
s.
It may be considered an intermediate compound between
sulfuric acidSulfuric acid, , is a strong mineral acid. It is soluble in water at all concentrations. Sulfuric acid has many applications, and is one of the top products of the chemical industry. World production in 2001 was 165 million tonnes, with an approximate value of US$8 billion...
(H
2SO
4), and
methylsulfonylmethaneMethylsulfonylmethane , is an organosulfur compound with the formula 2SO2.It is also known by several other names: DMSO2, MSM, methylsulfonylmethane and methyl sulfone....
((CH
3)
2SO
2), effectively replacing an -OH group with a -CH
3 group at each step.
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Methanesulfonic acid is a colorless liquid with the chemical formula CH
3SO
3H. It is the simplest of the alkylsulfonic acids. Salts and esters of methanesulfonic acid are known as
mesylateIn chemistry, a mesylate is any salt or ester of methanesulfonic acid . In salts, the mesylate is present as the CH3SO3− anion...
s.
It may be considered an intermediate compound between
sulfuric acidSulfuric acid, , is a strong mineral acid. It is soluble in water at all concentrations. Sulfuric acid has many applications, and is one of the top products of the chemical industry. World production in 2001 was 165 million tonnes, with an approximate value of US$8 billion...
(H
2SO
4), and
methylsulfonylmethaneMethylsulfonylmethane , is an organosulfur compound with the formula 2SO2.It is also known by several other names: DMSO2, MSM, methylsulfonylmethane and methyl sulfone....
((CH
3)
2SO
2), effectively replacing an -OH group with a -CH
3 group at each step. This pattern can extend no further in either direction without breaking down the -SO
2 group.
Methanesulfonic acid can be used in the generation of BH
3. By reacting methanesulfonic acid with NaBH
4 in an aprotic solvent such as THF or DMS, the complex of BH
3 and the solvent is formed.