In organic chemistry, brosyl (or ''para''-bromophenylsulfonyl) group is a
functional group
In organic chemistry, a functional group is a substituent or moiety in a molecule that causes the molecule's characteristic chemical reactions. The same functional group will undergo the same or similar chemical reactions regardless of the rest ...
with the chemical formula BrC
6H
4SO
2. This group is usually introduced using the compound
brosyl chloride
In organic chemistry, brosyl (or ''para''-bromophenylsulfonyl) group is a functional group with the chemical formula BrC6H4SO2. This group is usually introduced using the compound brosyl chloride, BrC6H4SO2Cl, which forms sulfonyl esters and amide ...
, BrC
6H
4SO
2Cl, which forms
sulfonyl ester
In organosulfur chemistry, a sulfonate is a salt or ester of a sulfonic acid. It contains the functional group , where R is an organic group. Sulfonates are the conjugate bases of sulfonic acids. Sulfonates are generally stable in water, non-ox ...
s and amides of ''p''-bromophenylsulfonic acid. The term brosylate refers to the anion of ''p''-bromophenylsulfonic acid (BrC
6H
4SO
3−).
See also
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Tosyl group
In organic chemistry, a toluenesulfonyl group (tosyl group, abbreviated Ts or Tos) is a univalent functional group with the chemical formula –. It consists of a tolyl group, –, joined to a sulfonyl group, ––, with the open valence on s ...
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Tosylic acid
''p''-Toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA or ''p''TsOH) or tosylic acid (TsOH) is an organic compound with the formula CH3 C6H4 SO3H. It is a white extremely hygroscopic solid that is soluble in water, alcohols, and other polar organic solvents. The CH3C ...
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Triflic acid
Triflic acid, the short name for trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, TFMS, TFSA, HOTf or TfOH, is a sulfonic acid with the chemical formula CF3SO3H. It is one of the strongest known acids. Triflic acid is mainly used in research as a catalyst for este ...
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Sulfonyl group
In organosulfur chemistry, a sulfonyl group can refer either to a functional group found primarily in sulfones, or to a substituent obtained from a sulfonic acid by the removal of the hydroxyl group, similarly to acyl groups. Sulfonyl groups can ...
Sulfonyl groups
Functional groups
References
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