PHENOL-p-SULFONIC ACID

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 98-67-9

98-67-9

EINECS NO. 202-691-6
FORMULA C6H6O4S
MOL WT. 174.20

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TOXICITY  
SYNONYMS p-Hydroxybenzenesulfonic Acid;
Phenolsulfonic acid; Phenol-4-sulfonic acid; 4-Phenolsulfonic Acid;
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CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE clear to brown liquid
MELTING POINT 3 C
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Soluble

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STABILITY stable under ordinary conditions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS

Sulfonic acid is a compound with general formula RSO2OH, where R is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon. It is a derivative of sulfuric acid (HOSO2OH) where an OH has been replaced by a carbon group or a compound where a hydrogen atom has been replaced by treatment with sulfuric acid; for example, benzene is converted to benzenesulfonic acid (water-soluble). Sulfonic acid has a sulfur atom bonded to a carbon atom of a hydrocarbon and bonded also to three oxygen atoms, one of which has been attached to a hydrogen atom. Sulfonic acid is acidic due to the hydrogen atom, stronger than a carboxylic acid. Sulfonic acid is one of the most important organo sulfur compounds in organic synthesis. Sulfonic acids are used as catalysts in esterification, alkylation and condensation reactions. Sulfonates are salts or esters of sulfonic acid. Sulfonic salts are soluble in water. Sulfonic acid and its salts present in organic dyes provide useful function of water solubility and or improve the washfastness of dyes due to their capabiltity of binding more tightly to the fabric. They are widely used in the detergent industry. Alkylbenzene sulfonic acid is the largest-volume synthetic surfactant because of its relatively low cost, good performance, the fact that it can be dried to a stable powder and the biodegradable environmental friendliness. Sulfonate cleaners do not form an insoluble precipitates in hard water. Sulfonic acid salts and esters are intermediates widely used in organic synthesis and particularly phenolic compounds and cation exchange resins. They are synthetic intermediate for a number of biologically active compounds and pharmaceutical candidates such as sulfa drugs. Short carbon chain metallic sulfonate is used in electroplating which is a process for applying a metallic coating on a metal surface by electrodeposition from a suitable electrolyte solution for imparting corrosion resistance and direct production of printed circuit boards without etching out of a piece of copper sheet. p-Phenolsulfonic Acid s used in electrolytic galvanizing bath for tin plate production and in electrolytic refining for the purification of crude tin.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear to brown liquid

CONTENT

65.0% min

FREE PHENOL

1.5% max

FREE ACID

2.5% max

IRON

100ppm max

SULFUR DIOXIDE

100ppm max

TRANSPORTATION

PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO. 1803
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: , Risk Phrases: 34, Safety Phrases: 26-36/37/39-45