Sodium p-toluenesulfonate explained

Sodium p-toluenesulfonate is an organic compound with the formula . It is white, water-soluble solid. It is produced by the neutralization toluenesulfonic acid with sodium hydroxide. It is also a common product from the reactions of sodium-based reagents with toluenesulfonates.[1]

Heating this salt in strong base results in desulfonation, giving, after acid workup, p-cresol.[2]

References

  1. 10.15227/orgsyn.055.0057. Free-Radical Cyclization: Ethyl 1-Cyano-2-Methylcyclohexanecarboxylate . Organic Syntheses . 1976 . 55 . 57. Marc Julia, Michel Maumy .
  2. 10.15227/orgsyn.003.0037. p-Cresol . Organic Syntheses . 1923 . 3 . 37. W. W. Hartman.

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