Methyl phenyl sulfoxide

Methyl phenyl sulfoxide

Names
Preferred IUPAC name (Methanesulfinyl)benzene
Other names Methylsulfinylbenzene
Identifiers
CAS Number	1193-82-4^Y 4850-71-9 (R)^Y 18453-46-8 (S)^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:134307
ChEMBL	ChEMBL326279
ChemSpider	13860
ECHA InfoCard	100.013.438
EC Number	214-781-2
PubChem CID	14516
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40870860
InChI InChI=1S/C7H8OS/c1-9(8)7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3 Key: JXTGICXCHWMCPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CS(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H8OS
Molar mass	140.20 g·mol^−1
Appearance	colorless or white solid
Density	1.19±0.1 g/cm^3
Melting point	32 °C (90 °F; 305 K)
Boiling point	263.5 °C (506.3 °F; 536.6 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H318, H335
Precautionary statements	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

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]

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.