Chemistry:Chlorosulfonyl isocyanate
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Chlorosulfonyl isocyanate
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| Other names
N-Carbonylsulfamyl chloride
Chloropyrosulfonyl isocyanate Sulfuryl chloride isocyanate | |
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| Properties | |
| CNClO3S | |
| Molar mass | 141.53 g/mol |
| Appearance | colorless liquid |
| Density | 1.626 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | −44 °C (−47 °F; 229 K) |
| Boiling point | 107 °C (225 °F; 380 K) |
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| Solubility in other solvents | Chlorocarbons MeCN |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.447 |
| Structure | |
| tetrahedral at S | |
| Hazards | |
| Main hazards | toxic, corrosive, flammable, reacts violently with water |
| Safety data sheet | "External MSDS" |
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| GHS Signal word | Danger |
| H302, H312, H314, H330, H332, H334 | |
| P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P285, P301+312, P301+330+331, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+312, P304+340, P304+341, P305+351+338, P310, P312, P320, P321, P322, P330, P342+311, P363, P403+233 | |
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Related compounds
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Thionyl chloride Cyanogen bromide Phosphoryl chloride Fluorosulfonyl isocyanate |
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Chlorosulfonyl isocyanate is the chemical compound ClSO2NCO, known as CSI. This compound is a versatile reagent in organic synthesis.
Preparation, structure, handling
CSI is prepared by treating cyanogen chloride with sulfur trioxide, the product being distilled directly from the reaction mixture.[1]
- SO3 + ClCN → ClSO2NCO
In this transformation, both the carbon and the nitrogen termini of CN are functionalized.
The structure of CSI is represented as Cl–S(=O)
2–N=C=O. It consists of two electron-withdrawing components, the chlorosulfonyl group (SO2Cl) and the isocyanate group (–N=C=O). Because of its resulting electrophilicity, the use of CSI in chemical synthesis requires relatively inert solvents such as chlorocarbons, acetonitrile, and ethers.[2]
Uses
The molecule has two electrophilic sites, the carbon and the S(VI) center.[3]
CSI has been employed for the preparation of β-lactams,[4] some of which are medicinally important. Thus, alkenes undergo a [2+2]-cycloaddition to give the sulfonamide. The SO2Cl group can be removed simply by hydrolysis, leaving the secondary amide.[5] Other reactions of CSI:
- Cycloaddition to alkynes to give 1,2,3-oxathiazine-2,2-dioxide-6-chlorides.
- Conversion of primary alcohols to carbamates.[6]
- Conversion of carboxylic acids and the acid chlorides into nitriles.
- Preparation of N,N-disubstituted sulfamides, R2NSO2NH2
- Preparation of Burgess reagent
Safety considerations
CSI is toxic, corrosive and reacts violently with water.
Chemical properties
Chlorosulfonyl isocyanate reacts with sodium monofluoride to form fluorosulfonyl isocyanate:[7]
- ClSO
2NCO + NaF → FSO
2NCO + NaCl
- ClSO
References
- ↑ Graf, R. "Chlorosulfonyl Isocyanate" Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 5, pages 226ff.
- ↑ Miller, M. J.; Ghosh, M.; Guzzo, P. R.; Vogt, P. F.; Hu, J.; Filzen, G. F.; Geyer, A. G. "Chlorosulfonyl Isocyanate" in "Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis" 2005 John Wiley & Sons: New York.
- ↑ D. N. Dhar, K. S. K. Murthy "Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Chlorosulfonyl Isocyanate" Synthesis 1986; pages 437-449.
- ↑ Kaur, Rajneesh; Singh, Raman; Kumar, Antresh; Kaur, Satvinder; Priyadarshi, Nitesh; Singhal, Nitin Kumar; Singh, Kuldeep (June 2020). "1,2,3-Triazole β-lactam conjugates as antimicrobial agents" (in en). Heliyon 6 (6). doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04241. PMID 32637684. Bibcode: 2020Heliy...604241K.
- ↑ Cremlyn, R. J. "An Introduction to Organosulfur Chemistry" John Wiley and Sons: Chichester (1996). ISBN 0-471-95512-4
- ↑ Burgess, E. M.; Penton, Jr., H. R.; Taylor, E. A.; Williams, W. M. "Conversion of Primary Alcohols to Urethanes via the Inner Salt of Triethylammonium Hydroxide: Methyl (Carboxylsulfamoyl) Triethylammonium Hydroxide Methyl n-Hexylcarbamate" Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 6, p.788
- ↑ Kazanskii, B. A. (1 November 1973) (in en). Organic Compounds : Reactions and Methods. Springer. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-306-67122-7. https://www.google.ru/books/edition/Organic_Compounds_Reactions_and_Methods/VWNHAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Fluorosulfonyl+Isocyanate&dq=Fluorosulfonyl+Isocyanate&printsec=frontcover. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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