p-Toluenesulfonic acid → Calcium p-toluenesulphonate

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Reaction Steps

240 ml of 0.01M p-toluenesulphonic acid was slowly added to 60 g of calcium carbonate (Polcarb 60S - English China Clay) and stirred for 1 hour so that only the surface of the calcium carbonate particles reacted with the p-toluenesulphonic acid and formed an insoluble coating of calcium p-toluenesulphonate. The solution was filtered at suction and 50 g of the solid was transferred to a 0.4M aniline solution (740 ml) and the solution was stirred for a further 1.5 hours after which p-toluenesulphonic acid (3M, 355 ml) was added slowly with continued vigorous stirring. Ammonium persulphate (1M, 300 ml) was then added over a 10 minute period. The reaction took approximately 15 minutes to go to completion when a dark green solution was produced The solution was filtered at suction, washed with 8 liters of deionised water and dried at 100° C. in vacuo (10-1 torr). The green powder (58.6 g) had a volume conductivity of 0.46±0.10 S cm-1.

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