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Title:	The sulfonation of some aromatic compounds using sulfuric acid in the presence of thionyl chloride
Author:	Juergens, Paul
View Online:	njit-etd1955-014 (iv, 31 pages ~ 1.6 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Chemical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Bradley, James A. (Committee chair) Keeffe, George C. (Committee member) Mantell, C. L. (Committee member)
Date:	1955-06
Keywords:	Sulphonation
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	The rate of reaction in the sulfonation of some aromatic compounds with sulfuric acid was increased by the presence of thionyl chloride which, by reacting with the water of formation, effectively maintained the concentration of sulfuric acid above the level at which sulfonation can occur. The thionyl chloride had no measurable effect on the formation of isomers. The sulfonstion reactions studied included those of toluene, naphthalene, bromobenzene, ortho-bromotoluene, and chlorobenzene.