Methanesulfonic acid

• Formula: CH₄O₃S
• Molecular weight: 96.106
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH4O3S/c1-5(2,3)4/h1H3,(H,2,3,4) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AFVFQIVMOAPDHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-75-2
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: Methanesulphonic acid; Methylsulfonic acid; Kyselina methansulfonova; CH3SO3H; NSC 3718
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  • Phase change data
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • References
  • Notes
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Phase change data

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Enthalpy of vaporization

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

CH₃O₃S^- +  =

By formula: CH₃O₃S^- + H⁺ = CH₄O₃S

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999
Dykyj, J.; Svoboda, J.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Frenkel, M.L.; Hall, K.R., Vapor Pressure of Chemicals: Part A. Vapor Pressure and Antoine Constants for Hydrocarbons and Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium and Hydrogen Containing Organic Compounds, Springer, Berlin, 1999, 373. [all data]

Koppel, Taft, et al., 1994
Koppel, I.A.; Taft, R.W.; Anvia, F.; Zhu, S.Z.; Hu, L.Q.; Sung, K.S.; Desmarteau, D.D.; Yagupolskii, L.M., The Gas-Phase Acidities of Very Strong Neutral Bronsted Acids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1994, 116, 7, 3047, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00086a038 . [all data]

Taft, Koppel, et al., 1990
Taft, R.W.; Koppel, I.J.; Topsom, R.D.; Anvia, F., Acidities of OH Compounds, including Alcohols, Phenols, Carboxylic Acids, and Mineral Acids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112, 6, 2047, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00162a001 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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