Ethanesulfonic acid (esylic acid) is a

sulfonic acid In organic chemistry, sulfonic acid (or sulphonic acid) refers to a member of the class of organosulfur compounds with the general formula , where R is an organic alkyl or aryl group and the group a sulfonyl hydroxide. As a substituent, it is k ...

with the

chemical formula In chemistry, a chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, ...

CH₃CH₂SO₃H. The

conjugate base A conjugate acid, within the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory, is a chemical compound formed when an acid donates a proton () to a base—in other words, it is a base with a hydrogen ion added to it, as in the reverse reaction it loses a ...

is known as ethanesulfonate or, when used in pharmaceutical formulations, as esilate. It is a colorless liquid.

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* Ye YK, Stringham RW (2006)
''The effect of acidic and basic additives on the enantioseparation of basic drugs using polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases''
Chirality 18, 519–530. (PubMed:16676332) * National Center for Biotechnology Information (2005)
''Ethanesulfonic acid''
PubChem Compound Database; CID=11668, (accessed December 23, 2016) * https://www.scbt.com/scbt/product/ethanesulfonic-acid-594-45-6 * http://www.chemicalbook.com/productmsdsdetailcb5173859_en.htm Sulfonic acids {{organic-compound-stub