Formation of positive ions and other primary species in the oxidation of sulphides by hydroxyl radicals

verfasst von
Marija Bonifačić, Hermann Möckel, Detlef Bahnemann, K. Dieter Asmus
Abstract

The oxidation of simple aliphatic sulphides [MeSMe. EtSEt. (CH2)4S] by hydroxyl radicals occurs via a complex reaction mechanism. The first step is addition of the OH· to sulphur to form R2ṠOH radicals. At low sulphide concentrations (<10-4M) R2ṠOH rapidly eliminates H2O to form a RSR(-H)·; radical which may be described by the mesomeric forms -CH-S̄- and -CH=Ṡ-. This radical is ultimately also formed at higher sulphide concentrations but via a different pathway. R2ṠOH increasingly reacts with another R2S molecule to form a short lived (R2S)2OH· radical complex which dissociates to (R2S)2+ and OH-. The (R2S)2+ complex ion seems to be relatively stable and decays essentially via equilibration to the molecular cation R2S+. This ion in its reaction with the solvent, OH- ions, and through a bimolecular process with another R2S+ cation is effectively deprotonated to form the RSR(-H)· radical. The reaction route at high concentration includes the formation of transient species with oxidizing properties; Fe(CN)64- is rapidly oxidized by (R2S)2+ [and possibly (R2S)2OH·]. The RSR(-H)· radical partially disproportionates to negative and long lived (>1 ms) positive ions. The stable oxidation product, sulphoxide, has been identified.

Externe Organisation(en)
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
Typ
Artikel
Journal
Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2
Seiten
675-685
Anzahl der Seiten
11
ISSN
1472-779X
Publikationsdatum
1975
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Allgemeine Chemie
Elektronische Version(en)
https://doi.org/10.1039/P29750000675 (Zugang: Unbekannt)