1-METHYL-4-(METHYLSULFINYL)BENZENE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

44-46 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

113-114 °C/2 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.1125 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5780 (estimate)

Flash point:

>230 °F

solubility 

soluble in Methanol

form 

powder to crystal

color 

White to Almost white

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29309099

MSDS

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1-METHYL-4-(METHYLSULFINYL)BENZENE Usage And Synthesis

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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