Sulfanilic acid

Sulfanilic acid

Names
IUPAC name p-aminobenzenesulphonic acid
Other names Sulphanilic acid
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	121-57-3 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:27500 N
InChI InChI=1/C6H7NO3S/c7-5- 1-3-6(4-2-5)11(8,9)10/h1-4H, 7H2,(H,8,9,10)/f/h8H
Jmol-3D images	Image
PubChem	8479
SMILES C1=CC(=CC=C1N)S(=O)(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H7NO3S
Molar mass	173.19
Density	1.485
Melting point	288 °C (550 °F; 561 K)
Solubility in water	12.51 g/L
Acidity (pKa)	3.01
Related compounds
Related sulfonic acids	Benzenesulfonic acid p-Toluenesulfonic_acid
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Sulfanilic acid (4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid ) is an off-white crystalline solid which finds application in quantitative analysis of nitrate and nitrite ions. The solid acid exists as a zwitterion, and has an unusually high melting point. ^[1]

Synthesis

Sulfanilic acid can be produced by sulfonation of aniline:^[2]

Applications

As the compound readily form diazo compounds, it is used to make dyes and sulpha drugs. ^[1] This property is also used for the quantitative analysis of nitrate and nitrite ions by diazonium coupling reaction with N-(1-Naphthyl)ethylenediamine, resulting in an azo dye, and the concentration of nitrate or nitrite ions were deduced from the color intensity of the resulting red solution by colorimetry. ^[3]

It is also used as a standard in combustion analysis and in the Pauly reaction.

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