Which type of reaction is the following: RSO3H + HOH ——> RH + H2SO4.
(a) Sulfonation
(b) Desulfonation
(c) Chlorosulfonation
(d) Rearrangement
This question was posed to me during an interview.
Origin of the question is Desulfonation Reactions in section Sulfonation and Sulfation of Unit Processes