Methyl phenyl sulfoxide

Methyl phenyl sulfoxide is the organosulfur compound with the formula CH3S(O)C6H5. A low-melting white solid, it is an oxidized derivative of thioanisole.[1] The compound is a prototypical chiral sulfoxide. As such it has been prepared by asymmetric oxidation.[2]

Methyl phenyl sulfoxide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(Methanesulfinyl)benzene
Other names
Methylsulfinylbenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.013.438
EC Number
  • 214-781-2
  • InChI=1S/C7H8OS/c1-9(8)7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3
    Key: JXTGICXCHWMCPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CS(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
Properties
C7H8OS
Molar mass 140.20 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless or white solid
Density 1.19±0.1 g/cm3
Melting point 32 °C (90 °F; 305 K)
Boiling point 263.5 °C (506.3 °F; 536.6 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H318, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P332+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

References
  1. Johnson, Carl R.; Keiser, Jeffrey E. (1966). "Methyl Phenyl Sulfoxide". Org. Syntheses. 46: 78. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.046.0078.
  2. Kagan, Henri B.; Chellappan, Sheela K.; Lattanzi, Alessandra (2015). "(R)-(+)-Phenyl methyl sulfoxide". E-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rn00456. ISBN 978-0471936237.
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