Aromatic sulfonation

See also: Desulfonation reaction

In organic chemistry, aromatic sulfonation is a reaction in which a hydrogen atom on an arene is replaced by a sulfonic acid (−SO2OH) group. Together with nitration and chlorination, aromatic sulfonation is a widely used electrophilic aromatic substitutions.[1] Aryl sulfonic acids are used as detergents, dye, and drugs.

  1. ^ March, Jerry (1985). Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley. ISBN 9780471854722. OCLC 642506595..
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