What is TosO-?

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Actually, this is a tosyl group (abbreviated Ts or Tos) with chemical formula CH3C6H4SO2.

Tosylate refers to the anion of p-toluenesulfonic acid (CH3C6H4SO3−) and it is abbreviated as TsO−, or it may refer to esters of p-toluenesulfonic acid.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosyl

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