A synthetic crystalline acid with detergent and surfactant properties.
Alternative name: 2-hydroxyethanesulphonic acid; chemical formula: HOCH2CH2SO3H.
A process for the preparation of isethionic acid involving the reaction of sodium isethionate and hydrogen chloride in an alcoholic solvent is described....
Experiments designed to determine whether the predominant anion of lobster and other nerves is also isethionic acid are in progress.