Abstract
The behaviour of some alkane- and arene-sulphonic acids in sulphuric acid as solvent has been investigated. In aqueous sulphuric acid the sulphonic acids ionize: ArSO3H ArSO3 + H+. The ionization follows the H0 a acidity function and half-ionization is observed at –5·8 > Ho a > –6·8. In fuming sulphuric acid the sulphonic acids exhibit both protonation and sulphur trioxide complexation with formation of RSO3H2 + and RS2O6H respectively. The chemical shifts of some 1H n.m.r. standards for the sulphuric acid system are reported. The preferred standards are the (CH3)4N+ ion as internal standard, and neat liquid tetramethylsilane as external standard.

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