Isethionic acid is an organosulfur compound containing an alkylsulfonic acid located beta to a hydroxy group. Its discovery is generally attributed to Heinrich Gustav Magnus, who prepared it by the action of solid sulfur trioxide on ethanol in 1833.
The compounds of every Wikipedia article carrying a Chembox or a Drugbox, refreshed daily, with the values their infoboxes give. The pages need JavaScript; the API does not.