Nomenclature
CAS number: 513-15-5
2-Cyanoethanesulfonic acid sodium salt; sodium 2-cyanoethanesulfonate.
C
3H
4NNaO
3S; mol wt 157.12.
C 22.93%, H 2.57%, N 8.91%, Na 14.63%, O 30.55%, S 20.41%.
NaO
3SCH
2CH
2CN.
Properties
Crystals, mp 243-244°. Sol in water, hot methanol, glacial acetic
acid. Insol in most other organic solvents.Use
In organic synthesis for introducing the sulfonic
acid group into a variety of molecules, especially surface active
agents.