Camphorsulfonic acid

Camphorsulfonic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(7,7-dimethyl-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-1-yl)methanesulfonic acid
Other names
Reychler's acid; 2-Oxobornane-10-sulfonic acid
Identifiers
2216194
5872-08-2 
35963-20-3 (1R) Yes
3144-16-9 
ChEBI CHEBI:55379 Yes
ChemSpider 17438 Yes
116050 (1R) Yes
189449 (1S) Yes
2318313 (4S) Yes
EC number 227-527-0
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MeSH 10-Camphorsulfonic+acid
PubChem 18462
131278 (1R)
218580 (1S)
43833349 (4R)
3057042 (4S)
UN number 1759
Properties
Molecular formula
C10H16O4S
Molar mass 232.30 g·mol−1
Acidity (pKa) 1.2
Hazards
MSDS External MSDS
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Camphorsulfonic acid, sometimes abbreviated CSA or 10-CSA is an organosulfur compound. Like typical sulfonic acids, it is a relatively strong acid that is a colorless solid at room temperature and is soluble in water and a wide variety of organic substances.

This compound is commercially available. It can be prepared by sulfonation of camphor with sulfuric acid and acetic anhydride:[1]

In organic synthesis, CSA and its derivatives can be used as resolving agents for chiral amines and other cations.[2][3] For example, 3-bromocamphor-8-sulfonic acid was used in the synthesis of enantiopure devazepide.[4]

References

  1. Paul D. Bartlett and L. H. Knox (1973). "D,L-10-Camphorsulfonic acid (Reychler's Acid)". Org. Synth.; Coll. Vol. 5, p. 194
  2. D. Clark, Robin; R. Kern, John; J. Kurz, Lilia; T. Nelson, Janis (1990). "Preparation of Enatiomerically Pure Decahydro-6H-isoquino[2,1-g][1,6]naphthyridines Utilizing the Openshaw-Whittaker Hexahydrobenzo[a]quinolizinone Resolution". Heterocycles 31 (2): 353. doi:10.3987/COM-89-5250.
  3. André B. Charette "3-Bromocamphor-8-sulfonic Acid" Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis 2001, John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rb283
  4. Reider, Paul J.; Davis, Paul; Hughes, David L.; Grabowski, Edward J. J. (1987). "Crystallization-induced asymmetric transformation: Stereospecific synthesis of a potent peripheral CCK antagonist". J. Org. Chem. 52 (5): 955–957. doi:10.1021/jo00381a052.