Fluorosulfate

Fluorosulfonate

Fluorosulfonate

Chemical compound


Fluorosulfonate, in organic chemistry, is a functional group that has the chemical formula F-SO2-R, and typically is a very good leaving group. In organic chemistry, fluorosulfonate is different than fluorosulfate. In fluorosulfonates, sulfur atom is directly bonded to a non-oxygen atom such as carbon. In inorganic chemistry, fluorosulfonate is another term for fluorosulfate, the anion F-SO2-O, the conjugate base of fluorosulfonic acid. They form a series of salts with metal and organic cations called fluorosulfates.

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Organic (alkyl) fluorosulfonates are usually strong alkylation agents, similar to triflate esters (F3C-SO2-OR).[1] But unlike the triflate group, the fluorosulfonate group is not stable against hydrolysis. Therefore, fluorosulfonate esters are less frequently used as alkylation agents than triflate esters.

General chemical structure of a fluorosulfate ester. In Fluorosulfonates, sulfur atom is directly bonded to a non-oxygen atom such as carbon.

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References

  1. Revathi, Lekkala; Ravindar, Lekkala; Leng, Jing; Rakesh, Kadalipura Puttaswamy; Qin, Hua-Li (2018). "Synthesis and Chemical Transformations of Fluorosulfates". Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 7 (4): 662–682. doi:10.1002/ajoc.201700591.



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