As nouns the difference between toluene and phenylmethylsulfonyl
is that toluene is a colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds while phenylmethylsulfonyl is the univalent radical formed by the attachment of a sulfonyl group to methylbenzene (toluene.
toluene
English
Noun
(-)
(organic compound) A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.
Synonyms
* methylbenzene
* phenylmethane
phenylmethylsulfonyl
English
Alternative forms
* phenylmethanesulfonyl
Noun
(-)
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical formed by the attachment of a sulfonyl group to methylbenzene (toluene)
Derived terms
* phenylmethylsulfonyl chloride
* phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
Synonyms
* tosyl