
Catalog Number	AR00EKKC
Chemical Name	2-[(Methylsulfonyl)oxy]acetic acid (3aS,4R,5S,6S,8R,9R,9aR,10R)-6-ethenyldecahydro-5-hydroxy-4,6,9,10-tetramethyl-1-oxo-3a,9-propano-3aH-cyclopentacycloocten-8-yl ester
CAS Number	60924-38-1
Molecular Formula	C23H36O7S
Molecular Weight	456.5927
MDL Number	MFCD13194965
SMILES	C=C[C@@]1(C)C[C@H](OC(=O)COS(=O)(=O)C)[C@@]2(C)[C@H](C)CC[C@@]3([C@@H]([C@H]1O)C)[C@@H]2C(=O)CC3

The compound (3AS,4S,5S,7R,8R,9S,9aR,12R)-8-hydroxy-4,7,9,12-tetramethyl-3-oxo-7-vinyldecahydro-4,9a-propanocyclopenta[8]annulen-5-yl 2-((methylsulfonyl)oxy)acetate can be utilized in chemical synthesis as an acetylating agent. This compound is particularly valuable in acetylation reactions where the addition of an acetyl group is necessary for the modification of other molecules. Acetylation is a common process in organic synthesis that involves introducing an acetyl group into a compound, and (3AS,4S,5S,7R,8R,9S,9aR,12R)-8-hydroxy-4,7,9,12-tetramethyl-3-oxo-7-vinyldecahydro-4,9a-propanocyclopenta[8]annulen-5-yl 2-((methylsulfonyl)oxy)acetate can serve as an efficient acetyl donor in such reactions.