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and colorless. Many useful compounds and even some biochemicals are sulfonates. Most detergents and surfactants are sulfonates. These include alkylbenzene sulfonates, ?-olefin sulfonates, and paraffin sulfonates.

Preparation

Sulfonates are generally prepared by deprotonation (neutralization) of sulfonic acids. Because sulfonic acids are strong acids, they spontaneously convert to sulfonates when dissolved in water:To isolate sulfonate salts,

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