Methanesulfonyl Chloride
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Methanesulfonyl chloride or mesyl chloride (abbreviation: MsCl) is the compound obtained when the hydroxy group in the molecule of methanesulfonic acid is replaced with a chlorine atom.
Methanesulfonyl chloride is the reagent used to convert alcohols into alkyl mesylates.
eg:
see also p-toluenesulfonyl chloride
Contributors
- Gamini Gunawardena from the OChemPal site (Utah Valley University)