Appearance |
White Crystalline Powder |
Odour |
Odourless/Faint aromatic odour |
Assay on dry basis |
Not Less Than 98 % |
Solubility |
Insoluble in Water & freely soluble in alcohol |
Bulk Density |
0.828 |
Moisture |
8% +/-2% |
Free Acid |
Not more Than 1 % |
Isomer Impurity |
Less Than 2 % |
Melting Range |
67 °C |
Boiling Point |
134 °C |
Stability |
Unstable. Highly reactive hygroscopic. Hydrolyses to hydrogn chloride & p-toluene sulfonic acid. |
Application |
P-Toluene Sulfonyl Chloride (Crude) is used as an intermediate for the synthesis of dyes and pigments. |