• Related to mesylate is the mesyl (Ms) or methanesulfonyl (CH3SO2) functional group. (wikipedia.org)
  • Methanesulfonyl chloride is often referred to as mesyl chloride. (wikipedia.org)
  • Whereas mesylates are often hydrolytically labile, mesyl groups, when attached to nitrogen, are resistant to hydrolysis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mesylate synonyms: Mesyl, Methanesulfonyl. (creativepegworks.com)
  • Mesylate is considered a leaving group in nucleophilic substitution reactions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mesylate is a very good leaving group for nucleophilic substitution reaction. (creativepegworks.com)
  • Valerie Vaillancourt, Michele M. Cudahy, Matthew M. Kreilein and Danielle L. Jacobs "Methanesulfonyl Chloride" in E-EROS Encyclopedia for Reagents in Organic Synthesis. (wikipedia.org)