Sulfonation and Sulfation

Abstract

DIVISION, LAUREL HILL RESEARCH LABORATORY, L O N G ISLAND CITY, N. Y.Production 08 sulfonates continues to expand-notably of dodecyl benzene sulfonate detergents, benzene disulfonic acid (for resorcinol), sulfonate emulsifiers (including petroleum sulfonates), and synthetic tanning agents. A new sulfonating agent-sulfur monoxide-was reported. The most widely useful method for preparing aliphatic sulfonates was shown to b e aqueous chlorination of thiol derivatives. A new series of brilliantly colored naphthalene peri sulFonates was prepared, the color apparently arising from unusual carbon-to-sulfur unsaturation. Two detailed studies were Dublished on the rate and mechanism of aliphatic alcohol sulfation