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CHEBI:51094 - tosyl group

ChEBI IDCHEBI:51094
ChEBI Nametosyl group
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DefinitionA group, usually derived from the compound 4-toluenesulfonyl chloride, which forms esters and amides of toluenesulfonic acid; often used as a protecting group for alcohols and amines in organic synthesis reactions.
Last Modified20 October 2014
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
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FormulaC7H7O2S
Net Charge0
Average Mass155.198
Monoisotopic Mass155.01668
SMILES*S(=O)(=O)c1ccc(C)cc1
Roles Classification
Application:
protecting group  A group that is introduced into a molecule by chemical modification of a functional group in order to obtain chemoselectivity in a subsequent chemical reaction.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
tosyl group (CHEBI:51094) has role protecting group (CHEBI:51087)
tosyl group (CHEBI:51094) is a sulfonyl groups (CHEBI:51100)
tosyl group (CHEBI:51094) is substituent group from toluene-4-sulfonic acid (CHEBI:27849)
IUPAC Names 
(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl
(4-methylphenyl)(dioxido)-λ6-sulfanyl
Synonyms  Source
Ts groupChEBI
p-tolylsulfonyl groupChEBI
p-tolylsulfonylChEBI
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