Nomenclature
CAS number: 540-82-9
Sulfuric acid monoethyl ester; ethyl hydrogen sulfate; ethylsulfuric acid; sulfethylic acid; sulfovinic acid.
C
2H
6O
4S; mol wt 126.13.
C 19.04%, H 4.79%, O 50.74%, S 25.42%.
C
2H
5OSO
2OH.
Description and references
Prepn: Hamid et al., J. Chem. Soc. 129, 1098 (1926);
Atwood, US 2683731 (1954 to Natl. Petro-Chemicals). Review: C.
M. Suter, The Organic Chemistry of Sulfur (John Wiley, 1944) p 23-27.
Properties
Corrosive.Derivative
Barium salt.
Nomenclature
Barium ethyl sulfate. C
4H
10BaO
8S
2; mol wt 387.57.
C 12.40%, H 2.60%, Ba 35.43%, O 33.03%, S 16.55%.
Properties
Dihydrate, lustrous leaflets. Freely soluble
in water; slightly sol in alcohol. Not pptd by H2SO4 or sulfates.Derivative
Calcium salt.
Nomenclature
Calcium ethyl sulfate; calcium sulfovinate. C
4H
10CaO
8S
2; mol wt 290.33.
C 16.55%, H 3.47%, Ca 13.80%, O 44.09%, S 22.09%.
Properties
Dihydrate, crystals. Soluble in water, alcohol..
Use
Intermediate in the manuf of ethanol from ethylene.