Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
6-30-1955
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering
First Advisor
James A. Bradley
Second Advisor
George C. Keeffe
Third Advisor
C. L. Mantell
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.
Recommended Citation
Juergens, Paul, "The sulfonation of some aromatic compounds using sulfuric acid in the presence of thionyl chloride" (1955). Theses. 2346.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2346
