M. Nakamura, Y. Ogata
Sep 1, 1977
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Abstract
Photolyses of alkylbenzenesulfonic acids, such as benzene-, p-toluene-, and p-ethylbenzenesulfonic acids, in aqueous solution by sodium hypochlorite have been studied. In the presence of a large excess of hypochlorite, benzenesulfonic acid is completely photolyzed to give carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid. Irradiation of an equimolar mixture of substrate and hypochlorite in an aqueous solution yields the corresponding alkylbenzene, alkylphenol, arylalkyl alcohol and arylalkylaldehyde, some of which may be produced by an attack of the oxidant on alkyl chain. In some cases, small amounts of diaryl sulfones and chlorinated compounds are also detected.