Abstract
In homogeneous methanol solution containing potassium carbonate, hydrogen peroxide and acetonitrile, the active oxidant in the conversion of p-substituted-phenyl methyl sulfides into the sulfoxides is selective (p = -1.0 at 0 °C) but the oxidation of the related sulfoxides at 0 and 24 °C shows low selectivity, which, taken in conjunction with direct kinetic data, throws new light on the active oxidizing species in these nitrite-mediated reactions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2161-2162 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1993 |