I. Khavrutskii, G. Maksimov, O. Kholdeeva
Mar 1, 1999
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Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters
Abstract
Methyl phenyl sulfide is quantitatively oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxide and sulfone by dioxygen in the presence of isobutyraldehyde and transition metal substituted heteropolytungstates, PW11MO39n- (M=CoII, and TiIV). The reaction proceedsvia a radical chain mechanism.