Sulfur trioxide pyridine complex

Sulfur trioxide pyridine complex
Identifiers
CAS Number	26412-87-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	147422 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.043.334
PubChem CID	168533;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50885349 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H5N.O3S/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1;1-4(2)3/h1-5H; Key: UDYFLDICVHJSOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C5H5N.O3S/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1;1-4(2)3/h1-5H; Key: UDYFLDICVHJSOY-UHFFFAOYAG;
	SMILES O=S(=O)=O.n1ccccc1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H5NSO3
Molar mass	159.16 g/mol
Appearance	white solid
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Sulfur trioxide pyridine complex is the compound with the formula C₅H₅NSO₃. It is a colourless solid that dissolves in polar organic solvents. It is the adduct formed from the Lewis base pyridine and the Lewis acid sulfur trioxide. The compound is mainly used as a source of sulfur trioxide, for example in the synthesis of sulfate esters from alcohols:

ROH + C₅H₅NSO₃ → [C₅H₅NH]⁺[ROSO₃]⁻

It also is useful for sulfamations:

R₂NH + C₅H₅NSO₃ → C₅H₅N + R₂NSO₃H

The compound is used for sulfonylation reactions, especially in the sulfonylation of furans. It is also an activating electrophile in a Parikh-Doering oxidation.