diethyl sulfate

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Diethyl sulfate is an ethyl ester of sulfuric acid. It is a fragrant, oily compound with the chemical formula (C₂H₅)₂SO₄. Diethyl sulfate is typically produced by reacting ethyl alcohol with oleum and is utilized as an ethylating agent.1

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organosulfur compound
Other sulfinyl and sulfonyl compounds
as dimethyl sulfate, MeOSO₂OMe, and diethyl sulfate, EtOSO₂OEt, made from the alcohols methanol and ethanol, respectively, as well as sulfur trioxide/sulfuric acid—are important industrial chemicals used to introduce methyl (Me) and ethyl (Et) groups into organic molecules. Both dimethyl and diethyl sulfate are highly toxic. Esters of sulfurous acid known…
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as dimethyl sulfate, MeOSO₂OMe, and diethyl sulfate, EtOSO₂OEt, made from the alcohols methanol and ethanol, respectively, as well as sulfur trioxide/sulfuric acid—are important industrial chemicals used to introduce methyl (Me) and ethyl (Et) groups into organic molecules. Both dimethyl and diethyl sulfate are highly toxic. Esters of sulfurous acid known…
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