Sulfur trioxide pyridine complex

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search
Sulfur trioxide pyridine complex
Sulfur-trioxide-pyridine-complex-2D-skeletal.png
Sulfur-trioxide-pyridine-complex-3D-vdW.png
Identifiers
CAS number 26412-87-3
Properties
Molecular formula C5H5NSO3
Molar mass 159.16 g/mol
Appearance white solid
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Sulfur trioxide pyridine complex is a complex[disambiguation needed] formed where the lone pair on the nitrogen of the pyridine binds to the sulfur of the sulfur trioxide. The resulting compound is sometimes used as an activating electrophile in a Swern like oxidation.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jekishan R. Parikh, William v. E. Doering (1967). "Sulfur trioxide in the oxidation of alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 89: 5505–5507. doi:10.1021/ja00997a067.