Title: Sodium b-Sulfopropionitrile
CAS Registry Number: 513-15-5
CAS Name: 2-Cyanoethanesulfonic acid sodium salt
Additional Names: sodium 2-cyanoethanesulfonate
Molecular Formula: C3H4NNaO3S
Molecular Weight: 157.12
Percent Composition: C 22.93%, H 2.57%, N 8.91%, Na 14.63%, O 30.55%, S 20.41%
Line Formula: NaO3SCH2CH2CN
Properties: Crystals, mp 243-244°. Sol in water, hot methanol, glacial acetic acid. Insol in most other organic solvents.
Melting point: mp 243-244°
Use: In organic synthesis for introducing the sulfonic acid group into a variety of molecules, especially surface active agents. |