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mesylate
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Also known as methanesulfonate

thumb|230px|Mesylate anion ([[structural formula)]] thumb|230px|Mesylate anion (ball-and-stick model)

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  • Mesyl
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thumb|230px|Mesylate anion ([[structural formula)]] thumb|230px|Mesylate anion (ball-and-stick model)

In organosulfur chemistry, a mesylate is any salt or ester of methanesulfonic acid (). In salts, the mesylate is present as the anion. When modifying the international nonproprietary name of a pharmaceutical substance containing the group or anion, the spelling used is sometimes mesilate (as in imatinib mesilate, the mesylate salt of imatinib).

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